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From www.etching-art.com: "The pictures are printed in our printing shop in Munich – formally Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich.
Each etching is printed by hand. The plates are original copper plates from the famous Hanfstaengl publishing house.
Today we, the Blanc Kunstverlag in Munich, continue the old tradition in fine art of Franz Hanfstaengl by keeping the old techniques alive. We still use the same printing machines as Hanfstaengl and even our printer was already working for the traditional publishing house."
The History of the Hanfstaengl Publishing Company
In 1833, Franz Hanfstaengl founded the Lithographic Society Franz Hanfstaengl and from that time on he worked all over Europe.In 1893 the Hanfstaengl Publishing Co. was proclaimed the Art Institute for the Bavarian Court.Since 1910 also many original etchings by famous artists such as Bauer, Meyer-Eberhardt, Olszewski and othershave been printed and published. The company was run by the Hanfstaengl family until 1980.The Blanc Publishing Company is successfully continuing the tradition of the Hanfstaengl Co., making availablethe rare etchings and copperprints to international art buyers.
In 1833 Franz Hanfstaengl founded the Lithographic society. About 1850 he was one of the first to use photography for his portrait collection of personalities, which he transferred onto copperplates.
"With this new technique, the Heliogravure, it was possible to reproduce also masterpieces of paintings." (Copied from www.blanc-kunstverlag.de/online_e.php3) |
