Bidspirit auction | H. Kirchl, Innsbruck, Original Etching

H. Kirchl, Innsbruck, Original Etching - This original etching by H. Kirchl depicts the St. Anne's Column (Annasäule) on Maria-Theresien-Straße in Innsbruck, Austria. The scene includes the monument and flanking historic buildings with the Nordkette mountains in the background. The technique involves fine linear work and plate tone, with a distinct plate mark present. The print bears several pencil inscriptions below the plate mark: Orig. Rad. at the bottom left, Innsbruck at the bottom center, and a signature reading H. Kirchl at the bottom right. It is housed in a cream mat within a dark-stained wood frame that features a carved rope-twist inner border. Frame: 12.25 inches wide by 15 inches high.