Short description: Paris, Montmartre with the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris , commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica in the background.
Notes: Found by Wolfgang Barina on eBay Kleinanzeigen
Image by Christian Wolf - taken from Wikimedia Commons
This is the probably older version of the blind stamp that’s used on some prints by Fritz Neumann.
It imitates the Holsten Gate in Lübeck (second image), another indication of a North German origin. So far, inquiries from the Lübeck City Archives about former art publishers in the city have not yet been answered.
For examples of the blind stamp in use, see:
- Fox Terrier by Fritz Neumann (First image, lower right corner)
- Two Fox Terriers by Fritz Neumann (Last image)
You can also look at the pages tagged with “Blind embossing” .
A few day ago I downloaded an episode of Tatort , a German TV series. The Episode “Tatort: Borowski und eine Frage von reinem Geschmack” - link in German only - aired on 24 October 2010. The story doesn’t really matter for this post, but have a look at the screenshot below, they have a Ric print hanging at the office.
Screenshot of Borowski und eine Frage von reinem Geschmack
Every regular reader will spot the error in the screen shot above really quick:
- This page is about Fritz Neumann (1881 – 1918)
- The second image shows a sailing boat, which is probably by another Fritz Neumann, especially since this one died 1918 and the construction of the „Laboe Naval Memorial“ , which can be seen in the background, was started in 1927. The building is also on my Brick expressionism blog …
There is a higher resolution image available at veryimportantlot.com .
A while a ago I’ve added a post showing a painted tile painted by Fritz Neumann and produced by Rosenthal . Since the company has quite a history they also offer a archive research service. In spring 2019 I’ve send them an inquiry about the history of this particular product and the artist, Today I got an answer. Since I don’t have their permission I don’t quote the reply here. The raw facts:
- Produced by Rosenthal Handmalerei in Munich between 1934 and 1951, since the mark was only used in this time span - especially for export goods to the USA.
- A painting by the German painter Fritz Neumann (1881-1919) was used as a template.
Every regular reader will be surprised now and notice that the dates of life and the theme do not go together: The second statement is wrong with a probability bordering on certainty, but so far there has been no answer.
Short description: Sailing Boats
Notes: Sold originally in Paderborn, see label.
Short description: A colourised print of a foal by Fritz Neumann
Notes: Found on eBay
Merry Christmas everyone!
Finally it’s the time in year to eat cookies and do some personal research. I found the following comment on the original blog by Simon .
I have over 30 different lithographs of the unknown artist RIC. Likewise I have in my collection 15 lithographs, which are signed with Fritz Neumann. The lithographs of both artists not only have the same embossing stamp “JCB” but show too clear similarities in motifs (boats, birds, lanes) as well as in brushstrokes. The only artist I know who also uses the stamp “JCB” is Han van Meegeren. In addition, I recognize in his lithograph “deer with fawn” left in the background a boat, as we know it in the style of Fritz Neumann and RIC. For several years I have been searching unsuccessfully for the artist RIC. On the back of some frames I recognized 8 stickers of art houses. I contacted each of them. Nobody can remember the artist RIC. My collection consists of more than 1000 works. None of these lithographs of other artits shows an embossing stamp “JCB”. Therefore the way to identify RIC leads over the embossing stamp of the printer. Does anyone know the embossing stamp and/or the printer? This would be very helpful in identifying the artist RIC. All information is highly appreciated.
The link to the Blogger.com profile page might work if you have a Blogger.com account
I’m still not sure how to follow this clue, but I’ll add a page for it.
And i’ve also found some more images for this blog. Stay tuned!
