Botany · 20th century
€ 380
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
impression on laid paper with full margins and visible plate mark. Slight toning in margins and minimal handling traces.
Drei Bäume (Three Trees) – Early 20th-Century Etching, Signed by unknown
Delicate and contemplative etching depicting three bare trees in front of a quiet city building, with two children playing in the foreground and a solitary figure standing in the distance. The work captures a peaceful, introspective urban moment rendered in fine, expressive linework.
The etching bears a pencil inscription lower left “Drei Bäume” (Three Trees) and a signature lower right that appears to read “Traugott Schaller” or similar, though the artist remains unidentified. The style and subject suggest a Central European origin, likely German or Austrian, dating from the 1920s or 1930s.
Executed with elegant simplicity, the print reflects influences from early Expressionist and Bauhaus-era etchers who explored the geometry of urban life and the emotional resonance of landscape forms.
Condition: Excellent impression on laid paper with full margins and visible plate mark. Slight toning in margins and minimal handling traces.
Framing tips: A thin black or walnut frame with a wide ivory mat will accentuate the composition’s quiet balance and tonal subtlety.
Technique: Etching on laid paper
Maker: Unknown artist (signed “Traugott Schaller”), Central Europe, circa 1920–1930
