Maurice Victor Achener (17 September 1881, Mulhouse, Alsace - 19 April 1963, Paris), French painter, engraver, and illustrator. He studied at the Ecole superieure des arts decoratifs in Strasbourg, and continued his studies in Munich at the Kunstakademie. He was a student of the painter Ludwig von Lofftz and of the engraver Peter Halm, who was a major influence in his pupil's turn toward etching, the work for which Achener is now best remembered. He settled in Paris in 1905 and, having become a naturalized French citizen in 1913, he fought on the side of France during World War I. (He fought under the name of his Geneva-born wife, Emilie Patry.) After a long and busy career as an engraver and illustrator, he died at the age of eighty-one, and was buried in the cimetiere de Montmartre next to his wife.

"Le Chateau De Tourbillon a Sion" etching of Tourbillon Castle in Switzerland.
Pencil signed and numbered 9 of 25.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Scattered foxing, overall good antique condition.

Origin:
Switzerland

Materials & Techniques:
Etching

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Landscape
Frame Type: Unframed
Country of Origin: Switzerland

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Scattered foxing, overall good antique condition.