Karl Stauffer-Bern
(Bern, 1857 - Florence, 1891)
Fifth Self Portrait
Like many of Karl Stauffer-Bern's engraved portraits, this study of his own face is drawn life size, a feature which gives it an extraordinary presence.
Heliogravüre von O. Felsing.
Lehr catalogue #7.
The print was made by Otto Felsing one of Germany's the master printers of the late 19th century who collaborated with major artists including Kathe Kollewitz and Emil Nolde to produce etchings.
Text written in the plate: Stauffer-Bern ad Natur / 20/6. 85. Berlin
Annotations at the bottom of the print:
Kupferaetzung und Druck von O. Felsing, Berlin - Kupferaetzung nach ein Original Radierung von Karl Stauffer-Bern.
Dimensions of sheet: 45 X 63 cm
Karl Stauffer-Bern
Karl Stauffer-Bern was one of the greatest Swiss portraitists of the 19th Century. It is difficult to name another engraver who could equal his subtlety and mastery in depicting the human face. The beauty of the body of work Stauffer-Bern created during his short life combine with the tragedy of his personal destiny to make him one of the most fascinating Swiss artists.
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