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Luigi Kasimir, world-renown Austrian-born etcher and painter, was born in 1881 in Pettau, a part of of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under William Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the colored etching. Kasimir was among the first to develop the technique of the colored etching. Prior to this, prints were usually handcolored with the color being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir first did a sketch--usually in pastel. He then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the color on the plate--all done by hand. The finished etching is a true original. Luigi Kasimir died in 1962. Robert Kasimir, their son, carries on the family tradition.
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Robert Kasimir was the son of printmakers Tanna Kasimir Hoernes (1887-1972) and Luigi Kasimir (1881-1962). Born in Vienna, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Art as well as spending a year in Philadelphia in 1936 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. His father was one of the first artists to develop the color etching technique, and his work can be found in major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in numerous fine print collections worldwide. Both husband and wife were prolific producers of color and black-and-white etchings of European and American urban landscapes and architecture. Robert Kasimir became an accomplished printmaker in his own right, based in Vienna, and producing views of sites in Europe and America.
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