Norbertine bresslern roth biography examples

  • Born on November 13, 1891 in Graz in Klosterwiesgasse, Austria, her talent was fostered from a young age by her elementary school teacher.
  • Norbertine Bresslern-Roth (1891-1978) was an Austrian printmaker who specialized in animal subjects.
  • Norbertine von Bresslem-Roth was born in 1891 in Graz, Austria.

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    Norbertine Bresslern-Roth was born Norbertine Roth in Graz, Austria, in 1891, Bresslern-Roth was one of the pre-eminent linocut artists of the twentieth century, and one of the first to truly explore the possibilities of the medium. Her work had a profound influence on later linocut artists such as Lill Tschudi, while her own choice of subjects (chiefly animals and birds) and compositional style were influenced by the art of L. H. Jungnickel. Charles at Modern Printmakers has an excellent post on Bresslern-Roth, in which he is slightly dismissive of her as essentially an imitator of Ludwig Jungnickel, and while I think it is true that she derived a great deal from him, I do believe her work has its own strengths. Pre-eminent among these is her ability to capture a sense of motion and energy in a static image. "Kampf", her energetic depiction of a fight-to-the-death between a lobster and an octopus is a striking case in point.

    Norbertine Bresslern-Roth, Kampf

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            Here's another artist with some great relief prints.  Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth (1891-1978, Austria) was one of a group of artists who depicted mostly animals.  Her animals combine realism with a modernist aesthetic.  She often showed multiple creatures grouped in graphic patterns, or with dramatic poses on semi-abstract backgrounds.

            In this example the chameleons are artfully posed and wonderfully stylish.  They clearly share their fashion sense with Erté.



            inom really like this four-block lion.  inom love that I can see the edges of the ink (especially on the cloud shapes), which gives more of a sense of the carved blocks behind the picture.   From my vantage point behind the lion, I get a feeling that I'm seeing the same thing he's seeing as he gazes out across his kingdom.  It makes me feel more connected with the lion.
          &nbs
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    Norbertine Bresslern-Roth (1891-1978) was an Austrian printmaker who specialized in animal subjects.

    Her preferred medium was the linoleum block print, which suited her strong sense of design.

    She studied at the animal painting academy of Hans von Hayek, where students painted landscapes and animals on farms near Dachau. 

    She was inspired by a trip to Africa, and later by trips to the zoo. Most of her African compositions are based on her deep knowledge of animal anatomy, with poses that could never be taken directly from photography. 

    She often used the linoleum reduction process, where the same plate is used several times for progressively darker ink runs. With each color run, more and more of the block is cut away. 

    Even for a simple subject, this process requires careful planning, and since you destroy the plate, you can't go back and print more.

    Her birds, fish, and insect subjects, show striking color combinations. Her art is well kn