Looking for A. Marc Painting

Judy Decker · February 24th, 2009, 01:30 PM

Greetings MelieB,

Thanks for sharing your portraits with us. I am posting an answer here in Questions forum.

I did some surfing today to see if I could find any information for you. All I could find was a few more folks wanting info on A. March prints - printed from the same company. More than likely, this company did lithograph prints (lithography is a form of printing). Now many companies use modern technology (digital methods).

Your A. Marc print was printed in Zurich, Switzerland by Stehli Freres, Editeurs. 1036 prints were made - yours is number 83. Stehli Freres produced many prints by artists of the time.

"Generally the value of antique or vintage prints is dependant on the printing method, medium, the artist, the subject and the art's condition. Stehli Freres prints currently vary in price from $5 up and are usually under $100.00." (found this on another site).

Lago di Lugano is a lake near Lugano, Switzerland. I found some beautiful photographs of it - but no info on A. Marc.

I looked up Wilhelm Marc (as that name has also been brought up here) - Wilhelm Marc (German, 1839-1907). I found in our archives that the real name may be "Markovitch". His work was probably printed in the 1930's. I didn't have any luck surfing that name, however.

Some info on this printing company:

Stehli Freres 1902-1995
Zurich, Switzerland

The Stehli brothers were an important printer of art books and fine prints. They also produced many high quality postcards in continuous tone color lithography. They are especially known for their artist signed cards of views and of animals. The borders on many of their cards are irregular to simulate the deckle of a fine art print. Stehli Freres was purchased by Rosenstiel’s in 1995. (from this site: http://www.metropostcard.com/publisherss2.html)

Not much help....

Judy Decker

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelieB

On the back it says A Marc pinx, Lago di Lugano. Serie 1036 No. 83, and the printers Stehli Freres, Editeurs, Zurich. It is a beautiful watercolour painting in very muted tones with the detail drawn over in pastel or charcoal. Does anyone know where the original painting may be?

MelieB

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MelieB · February 27th, 2009, 12:29 PM

Hi Judy,
Thanks very much for taking the time to help in my search for info about A Marc. Seems like he was a very prolific artist by all the comments ,and yet not that much is known about him.
Best wishes
MelieB

Twilight · August 27th, 2011, 06:22 PM

A.Marc / Marc is a pseudonym for the real artist Nicolas Markovitch

Artist Bio (To the best of Mark Strong's research, Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc)
http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/profi...s-n-markovitch
(check also comments section)

google image search: Nicolas Markovitch
http://www.google.co.uk/search?cx=c&...=999&bih =581

another thread started in 2006 in artconversation and answered by davidwalker and Daniele Marc helps to corroborate Mark Strongs research
http://www.artconversation.com/quest...helm-marc.html

TWILIGHT

P.s. Credit goes to Mark Strong of Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc., East Aurora, NY, www.meibohmfinearts.com for the bulk of the research.

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February 27th, 2009, 12:29 PM	#2
MelieB Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Almeria, Spain Posts: 2	Hi Judy, Thanks very much for taking the time to help in my search for info about A Marc. Seems like he was a very prolific artist by all the comments ,and yet not that much is known about him. Best wishes MelieB

August 27th, 2011, 06:22 PM	#3
Twilight Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 24	A.Marc / Marc is a pseudonym for the real artist Nicolas Markovitch Artist Bio (To the best of Mark Strong's research, Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc) http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/profi...s-n-markovitch (check also comments section) google image search: Nicolas Markovitch http://www.google.co.uk/search?cx=c&...=999&bih =581 another thread started in 2006 in artconversation and answered by davidwalker and Daniele Marc helps to corroborate Mark Strongs research http://www.artconversation.com/quest...helm-marc.html TWILIGHT P.s. Credit goes to Mark Strong of Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc., East Aurora, NY, www.meibohmfinearts.com for the bulk of the research.