Etchings

"None of these women pose, certainly not as models trying to conform to a canon of beauty. Mayer's nude drawings are not mere exercises, as almost every sculptor carries out in the training of his craft and as a way to control his métier; they must be regarded as a central part of his work, they represent the quintessence of his oeuvre as a whole just as much as his bronzes." *

Martin Mayer, etching, 1952, 28 x 19 cm
Martin Mayer, etching, 1952, 25 x 16 cm
Martin Mayer, etching, 1964, 30 x 21 cm
Martin Mayer, 1964, etching, 30 x 21 cm
Martin Mayer, 1964, etching, 32 x 24 cm
Martin Mayer, 1966, etching, 28 x 21 cm

*Taken from Heinz Spielmann. Complete sets of the etchings are held by Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern and Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Schleswig. If you want to see more etchings by Martin Mayer, please refer to the books and/or subscribe for information about upcoming publications. You may also take a look at the lithographies and the drawings.