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Marie Adler
1863, Kopcsan (near Lundenburg), Old Austria - 1947, Hollywood, USA
The Minoritenkirche, Vienna, 1920s
Original Hand-Signed Etching -
circa the 1920s The Minoritenkirche in Vienna (English: Friars
Minor Conventual Church, related to the monastic Order of Friars Minor
Conventual monks), formally called Italienische Nationalkirche Maria
Schnee (English: Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows,
related to the Italian Congregation who is the owner of this church), was built
in French Gothic style in the Altstadt or First
District of Vienna, Austria. In June 2021 the Society of
Saint Pius X (SSPX) received the church as a gift The site on
which the church is built was given to followers of Francis of Assisi in
1224. The foundation stone was laid by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in
1276. Duke Albrecht II later supported the building process, especially the
main portal. The Gothic Ludwig choir was built between 1316 and 1328, and used
as a mausoleum in the 14th and 15th centuries. Construction of the
church was completed in 1350. The top of its
belltower was damaged during the first Austro-Turkish war, rebuilt, then again
destroyed again during the second Austro-Turkish war; the top was then replaced
by a flat roof. When Joseph
II gave the church to the Italians as a present, they
transferred the name Maria Schnee ("Mary of the Snows")
from their nearby chapel which was subsequently destroyed.
Artist Name: Marie Adler
Title: The Minoritenkirche, Vienna
Signature Description: Hand-signed lower right, Titled lower right
Technique: Etching
Image Size: 29 x 22 cm / 11.42" x 8.66" inch
Sheet Size: 44 x 34 cm / 17.32" x 13.39" inch
Frame: Unframed
Condition: Fair condition (there are no tears, rips, wrinkles, repairs, paint peelings or losses), natural aging of paper, light marks of previous framing on the margins (well away from the image).
Artist's Biography:
Marie Adler, printmaker, born 1863, Kopcsan near Lundenburg, Old Austria - Died in 1947 in Hollywood, California.
Her great-grandfather, Leopold Schmalhofer, was an engraver in Vienna.
In 1789 he was employed as engraver by the K.K. Mojolika-Geschirr Fabrik (Imperial-Royal Majolika Factory) in Holitsch near Vienna, where, after a short time, he was promoted to Artistic Director.
As such, he worked there until his death in 1831. The österreichische Museum fur Kunst und Industrie (Austrian Museum for Art and Industry) in Vienna, owns two large plates signed by him. Several of his other works in the Budapest Kunstgewerbe Museum (Museum of Arts and Crafts).
Marie spent her youth in the Imperial Estates Mannersdorf, Orth, and Holitsch. Her father was supervisor of the castles there.
After her marriage to Heinrich Adler, journalist, she moved to Vienna.
She went to an Art school and studied etching with Ludwig Michalek, a famous Viennese etcher.
Her etchings were acquired by State and City Collections, shown in exhibitions in Austria and other countries and won a prize in a Paris Exhibition.
She made 39 etchings, showing Vienne’s streets and buildings and about 30 other etchings, showing Salzburg, Yugoslavian towns, Grado near Triest and Chilon in Switzerland.
After Hitler's invasion of Austria, she moved (in 1939) to Hollywood, where she died after a prolonged sickness, in 1947.
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