Carl Thiemann

CARL THIEMANN (Germany, 1881-1966).
"Marabou", 1909.
Woodcut.
Hand signed.
The paper has damp stains. The glass is damaged on the upper right-hand side.
Size: 21 x 16 cm; 41 x 27 cm (frame).
Especially known for his colour woodcuts, Carl Thiemann trained at the Academy of Art in Prague, first as a painter and then as an engraver. He became interested in the Japanese technique of printing colour woodcuts with water-based inks, which was then a new technique in Austrian art circles. In 1904 he moved to Prague and set up a studio with the artist Walther Klemm. Around 1910 he became a member of the Vienna Secession and the Deutscher Künstlerbund. His work was influenced by the woodcuts of Martha Cunz and he shares stylistic affinities with artists such as Ferdinand Mirwald and Frances Gearhart.