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2 of 2 (sold as a set)
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| Artist: Max Laeuger, German (1864-1952)
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| Plate: PM. 42 |
| Title: Schiedmayer Pianos |
Description: Condition
A.
Original lithograph from the "Das
Moderne Plakat" series, View
entire collection (50)
Printed by Verlag von Gerhard Kuhtmann, Dresden, 1897.
Each presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival museum mat, with
framing labels. Ready to frame. Shipped boxed flat.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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| Plakat Sheet Size: |
8 1/2 in x 11 1/4 in |
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21 cm x 29 cm |
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| Price: $550.00 USD for set of 2 |
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"There is a classicist feeling in this fine design, which makes
us assume it's the Muse of Music we see here, Euterpe herself, singing
the praises of piano manufacturer Schiedmayer. That would also fit
with the personality of the designer, a classically educated pedagog,writer
and all-around artist of Karlsruhe: he studied graphic arts and architecture
there, took up painting in Paris, and taught interior design and landscaping
at the Karlsruhe Technical High School for many years. He also wrote
technical books, acted as director of a Black Forest music school,
and even got involved in a local manufacture of majolica". (Rennert,
PAI-XXV, 374)
Four images.
A separate stone was used for each colour, and a print went through
the press separately for each stone. The main challenge was of course
to keep the images aligned (in register). This method lent itself
to images consisting of large areas of flat color, and led to the
characteristic poster designs of this period.
Schiedmayer Grand Piano
The Schiedmayer family has been manufacturing famous keyboard instruments
for 270 years. Balthasar Schiedmayer built his first clavichord in
1735 in Erlangen. The tradition of making musical instruments was
passed down through the generations and families. The Schiedmayer
Company (later to become Schiedmayer & Soehne, and Schiedmayer Celesta
GmbH) was established in 1809 in Stuttgart by Johann Lorenz Schiedmayer,
the famous piano maker. As one of the oldest keyboard manufacturers
in the world, Schiedmayer has had many famous customers including
Franz Listz, and P.I. Tchaikowsky, Clara Schumann.
Max Laeuger, an initial member of the German work federation
(1907), was a multi-talent. The versatility of his artistic working
shows up in the fact that he worked as a commercial artist, designer
of objects, Keramiker art-relating to crafts, interior and garden
architect. Besides he worked also as a writer. In the world exhibitions
1900 in Paris and 1904 in Saint Louis his ceramic, graphic and plastic
work was presented. Laeuger is to be quite compared with contemporary
artists such as Peter Behrens and Richard Riemerschmid. In ceramic(s)
he is considered as one of the forefront in the 20th Century. (economy-point.org)
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