Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Drypoint on Wove Paper
Paper size: 20.7 x 23.8 cm. / 8.2 x 9.4 in.
Image size: 12.7 x 17.7 cm. / 5 x 7 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil “53/100” at the lower left margin.
Condition: Good condition. The sheet reduced on all sides. Two short tears at the left sheet edge. Mount staining around the image. Remnants of adhesive tape along the lower sheet edge, recto. Remnants of adhesive along the sheet edges, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: At Beskid Pass | Am Beskid Pass, ca. 1920s
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Drypoint on Laid Paper
Paper size: 17 x 22 cm. / 6.7 x 8.7 in.
Image size: 12.5 x 17 cm. / 4.9 x 6.7 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil “14/50” at the lower left margin.
Note: Beskid Pass was the site of an important battle between the Russians and the German Beskid Korps in the First World War. It is located in the Carpathian Mountains.
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Easter Walk, In front of the Gate | Osterspaziergang, Vor dem Tor, 1914
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Japan Paper
Paper size: 15.5 x 18 cm. / 6.1 x 7.1 in.
Image size: 8 x 12 cm. / 3.1 x 4.7 in.
Additional Information: This drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “70/100” at the lower left margin.
Another impression of this subject can be found in the collection of the Frankfurter Goethe-Haus, Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Frankfurt am Main.
Note: The two strolling figures are believed to be Faust and Wagner.
Condition: Very good condition. The margins reduced on all sides. Remnants of hinging tape along the upper and right sheet edges, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Lecture in the Theatre | Vortrag im Theater, 1914
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching and Drypoint on Japan Paper
Paper size: 22 x 28.5 cm. / 8.7 x 11.2 in.
Image size: 16 x 20.5 cm. / 6.3 x 8.1 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “15/20” at the lower left margin.
There was also an edition of 100 on wove paper.
Literature: Bruns, J. (1997). Ernst Oppler: 1867-1929. Köln: Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln.
Reference: Bruns 92
Condition: Excellent condition. Soft creasing from hinging in the upper left corner.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Russian Ballet | Rüssisches Ballett, 1913
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching on Van Gelder Zonen Laid Paper
Paper size: 19 x 25 cm. / 7.5 x 9.8 in.
Image size: 32 x 39 cm. / 12.6 x 15.4 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand inscribed with the title in pencil “Rüssisches Ballett” [Russian Ballet] at the lower left margin.
The work is also signed in the plate “E. Oppler” at the lower right image.
It was printed for inclusion in the Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst [ Journal of Fine Arts], Leipzig in 1913.
The paper bears a partial Van Gelder Zonen watermark.
Another impression of this subject is found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Condition: Very good condition. Adhesive staining in all four corners. Soft creasing and minor nicks along the upper and lower sheet edges. Remnants of hinging tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: In the Berlin Opera House | Im Berliner Opernhaus, 1915
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Wove Paper
Paper size: 25.5 x 34.4 cm. / 10 x 13.4 in.
Image size: 18.5 x 24.5 cm. / 7.3 x 9.7 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “36/50” at the lower left margin.
The work is also signed and dated in the plate “E. Oppler 15” at the lower left image.
Condition: Very good condition. Minor adhesive staining at the sheet edges. Remnants of hinging tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Dressmakers | Puppenkleider, 1919
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Laid Paper
Paper size: 24.5 x 26.5 cm. / 9.6 x 10.4 in.
Image size: 17 x 18 cm. / 6.7 x 7.1 in.
Additional Information: This drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil “82/100” at the lower left margin. The work is titled in German at the centre of the lower margin (partially rubbed) Literature: Bruns, J. (1997). Ernst Oppler: 1867-1929. Köln: Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln. Reference: Bruns 272
Condition: Very good condition. Remnants of tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Reading Woman | Lesendes Frau
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Van Gelder Zonen Laid Paper
Paper size: 32 x 23 cm. / 12.6 x 9.1 in.
Image size: 24 x 18 cm. / 9.5 x 7.1 in.
Additional Information: This drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil “28/100” at the lower left margin. The paper bears a Fleur-de-lis in crown Van Gelder Zonen watermark
Condition: Good condition. Foxing in the right of the image and lower margin. Staining around the image. Remnants of tape at two points along the upper and right sheet edges, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Small Alley in Dieppe | Kleine Gasse in Dieppe, 1913
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Holland Simili-Japan Paper
Paper size: 42.5 x 31 cm. / 16.7 x 12.2 in.
Image size: 15.5 x 10.5 cm. / 6.1 x 4.1 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil “9/30” at the lower left margin.
It is countersigned by the respected printer, Fritz Voigt, along the platemark.
The work is titled in German at the lower left margin.
The paper bears a partial Holland watermark.
Another impression of this subject is found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Provenance:
Bears the collectors mark EHA (not in Lugt).