Collecting By Engraver

nethryk, the engraving style of those Dutch celebrities engraved by Engelien Reitsma-Valença is very different compared to these Austrian ones here by Alfred Nefe (born 1923)

Scott 858 1970

Josef Schöffel, journalist and politician who saved the Vienna Woods from being privatized & deforested



Scott 859 1970

Printing : 1 colour engraving and 1 colour photogravure

St Klemens Maria Hofbauer, hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation.Canonized
in 1909




Scott 882 1970

Alfred Cossmann, copper plate engraver and designer.



Cossmann designed and engraved a couple of Express stamps including these two.
These typography stamps were first issued in 1917 and then reissued in 1919 for the German Austrian Republic over printed Deutschösterreich . He also designed Austrian banknotes in the late twenties.

Scott QE5-6





Scott 915 1972

Printing : 1 colour engraving, 2 colour offset

Franz Grillparzer, was a well known writer of dramas, much beloved in Austria. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.

lithograving - Unquestionably, each artist brings his or her own distinctive style to stamp design. In recent years I have found that my interest in the role of the artists/designers of postage stamps has grown so much that it now rivals my long-held interest in stamp engravers.

Here are images of four examples of the work of Hungarian graphic artist and engraver György Lengyel on stamps issued by Hungary. The first two stamps were both designed and combined engraved by Lengyel and lithography, while the portraits of medical pioneers were designed by Hungarian illustrator, print maker, and graphic designer János Kass (1927-2010), and engraved by Lengyel. Quite a difference, I would say!

- nethryk

Silver teapot, Pest, 1846, issued on December 28, 1988, Scott No. 3162.


Silver sugar bowl, Pest, 1822, issued on December 28, 1988, Scott No. 3164.


Galen of Pergamon (AD 129–c. 200), a prominent Roman (of Greek ethnicity) physician, surgeon and philosopher, issued on December 29, 1989, Scott No. 3213.


Paracelsus (1493-1541), a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist, issued on December 29, 1989, Scott No. 3214.

love those last two ... Galen and Paracelsus

In one of the previous posts florian mentioned some Austrian art
stamps he liked.

Here are some of the Modern Art in Austria series most of which
were printed combination 1 colour engraving and multicolour
photogravure. The majority were engraved by Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
It began in 1975 with a work by Friedensreich Hundertwasser (December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) called The Spiral Tree.
Hundertwasser was probably the most famous Austrian artist in
the second half of the 20th Century.


Scott 1029

1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure, 1 colour typography (the green dots which really don't show up well in the scan )

Modern Art in Austria II 1976

Scott 1048

Painted by Arik Brauer (born 1929)

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolor photogravure




It portrays the legendary lieber Augustine a drunk balladier and
bagpiper. See his story here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_du_lieber_Augustin

Modern Art in Austria III 1977

Scott 1071

Wolfgang Hutter (born December 13, 1928, Vienna, Austria) is a painter, draughtsman, printmaker and stage designer.

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure

The Danube Maiden

The Modern Art issues of 1978 to 1981 were printed either
photogravure or offset and the 1982 one has already been shown
on the previous page.

Here is Modern Art in Austria IX 1983

Scott 1257

Gottfried Kumpf (born 1930) painter and graphic artist he
designed a number of Austrian stamps.

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure


Evening Sun in Burgenland

This is the one florian mentioned previously.

Modern Art in Austria X 1984

Scott 1294


Karl Korab (born 1937) Versatile Austrian artist working
in oil painting, graphics, collages, screen printing, lithography

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure


Window




@florian, what do you mean by the Power Station stamp ? Year ?

lithograving and nethryk - Thank you both for showing those wonderful images of stamps in a variety of designers' and engravers' styles ranging from Russia via Austria to the Netherlands.


lithograving - What I meant by the Power Station stamp was the 1996 Moderne Kunst by Reinhard Artberg. Thank you very much.

Ernst Fuchs: The mood which the design is conceived in, the expression on the girl's face, her eyes and the curve of her lips appeal to me.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser: I can see a giant lime-tree in full fragrant bloom, against the blue skies, the trunk with its deep roots in the grassy soil. (Must have a look around for this stamp.)

Arik Brauer: Lieber Augustin's happy-go-lucky optimism. A fine design. Thanks for the link to Oh du lieber Augustin. Great indeed!

Wolfgang Hutter: Beauty expressed very sensitively throughout.

Gottfried Kumpf: The mood of the place through lines and colours.

Karl Korab: The evening's magic window near mid-autumn or rather around All Souls' Day.

Great stamps! Thank you very much.

some absolutely amazing artwork on those stamps! Makes me very glad that I decided to take up the hobby again.

Modern Art in Austria XI 1985


Scott 1328

Paul Flora (6 June 1922 – 15 May 2009) is known for his black ink line drawings. Flora was one of Europe's most profiled illustrators since the 1960s. He worked for British newspapers The Times and The Observer as well as for Germany's Die Zeit


Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure
Same production for all the issues below.

Carnival Figures





Modern Art in Austria XII 1986


Scott 1370


Walter Schmögner (born 1943) His works include paintings and drawings, stage design and sculpture as well as writing and illustrating books.


Disintegration or Rotten Pear





Modern Art in Austria XIII 1987

Scott 1412


Arnulf Neuwirth (1912 - 2012 ) painter, graphic artist and art critic


Baumgöttinnen in English Tree Goddesses





Modern Art in Austria XIV 1988


Scott 1443

Giselbert Hoke (born 1927) painter of frescoes. lithographer,enamel &
glass work artist.

The Watchmen

Modern Art in Austria XV 1989

Scott 1481


Ernst Steiner (born 1935) Austrian artist.

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure
Same production for all the issues below.

Lebensbaum




Modern Art in Austria XVI 1990


Scott 1514


Robert Zeppel-Sperl (1944 - 2005) Austrian painter


Herr des Regenbogens






Modern Art in Austria XVII 1991


Scott 1551


Rudolf Pointner (1907 - 1991) Austrian painter


The General

Modern Art in Austria XVIII 1992

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure

Scott 1582

Peter Pongratz (born 1940) Austrian painter and illustrator.


The Clearance of Seawater







Modern Art in Austria XIX 1993


Scott 1628


Max Weiler (1910-2001) Painter and graphic artist


Easter








Modern Art in Austria XX 1994


Scott 1663

Franz Ringel (1940 - 2011) Austrian painter whose works & portraits were considered by many to be offensive and obscene.



Head

Modern Art in Austria XXI 1995

Scott 1685

Engraver: Wolfgang Seidel (1946- )
Combination 1 colour engraving, multicolour photogravure
Same production as for all the issues below.


Adolf Frohner (1934 - 2007) Austrian painter, graphic artist and creator of junk sculptures.

European Landscape







Modern Art in Austria XXII 1996


Scott 1711


Reinhard Artberg (born 1955)


Power Station






Modern Art in Austria XXIII 1997


Scott 1737


Helmut Schickhofer (1942 - 1998)


House in Wind

Modern Art in Austria XXIV 1998

Scott 1771

Hans Staudacher born 1923) is a self-taught painter usually in oils.

My Garden






Modern Art in Austria XXV 1999


Scott 1798


Wofgang Herzig (born 1941) his paintings portray the human figure in all its weaknesses.

Caffee Girardi






Modern Art in Austria XXVI 2000


Scott 1829


Ida Szigethy (born 1933) Austrian artist


Turf Turkey