{"product_id":"industrial-foundry","title":"Industrial Foundry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original color etching with aquatint by Luigi Kasimir depicting the interior of an industrial metal pipe factory or foundry. Executed late in the artist’s career and dated in the plate “14.I.1953,” the composition represents a rare and compelling departure from Kasimir’s more familiar architectural and urban subjects, instead focusing on postwar industrial labor and machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene presents a complex interior filled with structural beams, heavy mechanical equipment, and figures at work. Kasimir’s use of etched line combined with aquatint and subtle color creates depth, atmosphere, and tonal variation, capturing both the scale of the machinery and the human presence within the industrial environment. The composition reflects a mature hand and a confident command of space and process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis composition is not recorded in the standard Luigi Kasimir catalogues, suggesting a limited or privately circulated work. The notation “D.e.l.12” and the etched date further support its status as a deliberate, late-period impression rather than a later reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe impression is strong and well preserved, with balanced color, crisp etched detail, and clean plate edges. Overall condition is excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper size: 20.75” × 25.5”\u003cbr\u003ePlate mark: 15.75” × 21”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Artist\u003cbr\u003eLuigi Kasimir was an Austrian draftsman and printmaker whose contributions to early twentieth-century color etching place him among the most significant graphic artists of his generation. Trained at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under the influential etcher William Unger, Kasimir developed a rigorous command of line, perspective, and atmospheric detail that became the foundation of his mature work. Kasimir is best known for pioneering the use of multiple plates in color etching, a technique that allowed him to produce richly tonal, fully chromatic prints without resorting to later hand-coloring. For each composition, he typically prepared four to six separate copper plates-one for each hue-etching and inking them sequentially to achieve remarkable depth, precision, and chromatic harmony. This technical innovation distinguished his prints within the broader revival of etching in Europe and the United States during the first decades of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, Kasimir traveled extensively across Europe and, later, the United States, rendering major urban centers, architectural landmarks, and regional vistas with exceptional clarity and sensitivity. His work combines documentary accuracy with an expressive interest in atmosphere, seasonal light, and the subtle textures of the built environment. Today, Kasimir’s etchings occupy an important place in the history of modern printmaking and remain widely collected for their technical accomplishment, historical value, and enduring aesthetic appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.G. Antiquary Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52863401558200,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/7617\/6824\/files\/14a.jpg?v=1771453479","url":"https:\/\/jgantiquary.com\/products\/industrial-foundry","provider":"J.G. Antiquary Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}