Hans Thoma

Apollo and Marsyas

Hans Thoma's original etching, Apollo and Marsyas is printed upon smooth laid paper as published by Fritiz Gurlittis in 1915. This impression is signed, dated and titled by the artist within the etching along the lower margin and pencil signed by Thoma under the plate-mark. Apollo and Marsyas: In the ancient Greek myth Marsyas was a Phrygian flute-player who challenged Apollo to a musical contest. The winner of the contest had the right to inflict whatever punishment he chose upon the loser. Marsyas lost and was subsequently flayed with a knife. From his blood arose the river bearing his name. This etching is a fine, original example of the etched art created by the German painter, etcher and lithographer, Hans Thoma.

Original Etching by the German artist, Hans Thoma.

Apollo and Marsyas

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Title:	Apollo and Marsyas
Artist:	Thoma, Hans (Bernau, 1839 - Karlsruhe, 1924)
Date:	1915
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	Fritz Gurlitt Verlag
Note:	Hans Thoma: An influential German painter, etcher and lithographer, Hans Thoma began his artistic studies as a lithographic apprentice and as a painter of clock faces. He began his formal art training in 1859 when he enrolled at the Karlsruhe Art Academy to study under Descordes, Schirmer and Canon. After leaving the Academy in 1866, Hans Thoma moved first to Dusseldorf and then to Munich. In this latter city Thoma became friends with such major artists as Wilhelm Leibl and Arnold Bocklin. He also went to Paris in 1868 to study painting techniques under Courbet.
	Hans Thoma first visited Italy in 1874. Upon his return to Germany he moved to Frankfurt and remained there until 1899. At this date, Hans Thoma assumed the prestigious position of Director of the Karlsruhe Gallery as well as the leading professor at the Karlsruhe Art Academy. He remained at these posts until his retirement in 1919.
	A major element in Hans Thoma's art is nature, particularly idyllic themes and representations. In this regard pastoral myths and traditions played a large role in both his paintings and original etchings. Apollo and Marsyas is a splendid example of his art in this genre.
	Today the art of Hans Thoma is included in the permanent collections of the Karlsruhe Kunsthalle, the Municipal Museum of Chemnitz, the Art Gallery of Constance, Hamburg Kunsthalle, Art Gallery of Heidelberg, National Gallery of Art, Prague, National Gallery of Art, Stockholm and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Size:	7 7/8 X 9 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon smooth laid paper and with full deckled margins as published by Fritiz Gurlitt in 1915. Signed, dated and titled by Hans Thoma within the etching along the lower margin and pencil signed by him under the plate-mark. Also the blindstamp of the publisher exists in the lower left margin. A deep, finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Apollo and Marsyas represents a prime, original example of the famous art of Hans Thoma.
Subject:	Hans Thoma, Apollo and Marsyas, German painter, etcher and lithographer, Fritiz Gurlitt, pastoral myths, original etching signed in pencil.
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