{"product_id":"german-relief-print-monoprint-no-07-by-franz-hirsch","title":"German Relief Print + Monoprint No. 07 by Franz Hirsch","description":"\u003cp\u003eExecuted as a relief print with monoprint variation, a German Relief Print on Paper by Franz Hirsch presents a stylized portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is built from a single carved matrix, yet expanded through a painterly inking method before impression. A subtle “rainbow roll” of pigment—layered greens, muted browns, and deep red tones—was applied across the surface, allowing each print to carry slight tonal shifts within the same structural design. This underlayer is then pressed into paper, where the relief captures both pigment and pressure in a single, unified transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center, a fractured, geometric head emerges in stark black and white. The face is reduced to angular planes and segmented forms, as if reconstructed from shards of visual information. Eyes and features are embedded within these shapes rather than drawn independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surrounding field resists uniformity. The mottled background—stained with layered greens, oxidized browns, and deepened reds—behaves less like backdrop and more like atmosphere. It seeps unevenly into the composition, softening the rigidity of the central figure while simultaneously heightening its contrast. The printed border, faintly visible, reinforces the object-like quality of the image, framing it as both image and artifact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranz Hirsch (1924–2010) was a German painter based in Munich whose work reflects the expressive spirit of postwar European modernism. Working primarily in oil, he developed a distinctive figurative style characterized by bold compositions, rich color, and an interest in the emotional qualities of everyday subjects, landscapes, and the human figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA founding member of the Free Academy of Munich (\u003cem\u003eFreie Akademie München\u003c\/em\u003e), Hirsch was an active participant in the city's artistic community and exhibited throughout Bavaria during his lifetime. His diverse body of work was the subject of numerous regional exhibitions, including a retrospective presentation at Galerie Entoderweder in Dorfen in 2009. Today, his paintings are appreciated for their painterly energy, strong visual presence, and balance between abstraction and representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"South Loop Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52474590462263,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0135\/0967\/files\/9GIskivyN7vDq5iPmyRC6G7MmFGs9rHU88YHUHOT7dk.jpg?v=1782144994","url":"https:\/\/thesouthlooploft.com\/products\/german-relief-print-monoprint-no-07-by-franz-hirsch","provider":"South Loop Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}