This superb etching by German artist Sepp Frank depicts Michelangelo’s studio in Florence, Italy. On the right, surrounded by a wooden scaffolding, stands the magnificent marble statue of David. The artist himself is seen conversing with an older man holding a cane. One of Michelangelo’s unfinished slave stands on the left. This rare etching is reminiscent of Frank’s work from the 1920s and 1930s.
Artist: Sepp Frank (1889–1970)
Title: [Michelangelo’s studio]
Date: 1920/30 (?)
Medium: etching
Size (frame): 32x40cm / 12.75”x15.75”
Size (paper): 23x28cm /c9”x11”
Size (plate): 14x18cm / 5.5”x7”
Signed at bottom right