Kasimir, Alois Heinrich Luigi (Austrian, 1881-1962), Vienna Opera House, color etching on paper, edition 162/350, editioned and signed in pencil along lower edge. Plate 14 x 11.75 inches. Matted, behind glass, and in a gold tone frame, 25.5 x 23.25 inches. Cathedral, color etching on paper, not editioned, signed in pencil along lower edge. Plate 18 x 15.5 inches. Matted, behind glass, and in a 29 x 26 inch gold tone frame. Austrian-born etcher and painter Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 in Pettau, a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under William Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the colored etching. Kasimir was among the early practitioners of the multi-plate color etching. He typically depicted European cities and landscapes, mainly in Italy, Austria, and Germany. He travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York skyscrapers to California’s Yosemite Valley.
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