Aino Bach

(1901 - 1980)

Poiss. 1938

Aquatint. Plm 38 x 28 cm
Starting price 2 397 (sold)


Aino Bach "Poiss"

Aino Bach, most probably the most famous female Estonian graphical artist, took up her studies at “Pallas” as a painter, but she still turned into a graphical artist under the hand of Ado Vabbe. The creation of Bach, who graduated from the school in the year 1935, underwent a rapid development also at the end of the same decade and Bach became in a couple of years one of the most significant young authors. The 1940ies brought about the suppression of the whole local artistic scene, also Bach, whose adaptation with the emerged circumstances was quite painless, did not achieve her initial level until the 1950ies. According to the opinion of Lehti Viiroja (with which agree a number of people) the second half of the 1950ies can be regarded the second flourishing period of Bach’s creation.
At the present auction are being exposed two real gems of art history which are also the finest representatives of the whole creative heritage of Bach, but which from another hand are also grand landmarks of the art history of the whole 20. century. “Poiss”, which was made in 1938, is of course the most well-known work by Bach, her business card, where according to the general opinion the author has reached the ultimate top of her works. Bach works at “Poiss” in her favourite technique, the aquatint. In her manner of handling has not been emphasized the elaborate line (like it is in case of Wiiralt), but emphasized have rather been the surfaces.
The unnumbered proof gives evidence of one of the first author’s copies, with which Bach most probably had a deeply personal and emotional connection.
In addition to the perfect technical side we also detect the meaningfulness of the contents. Behind the boy’s head has been created “a picture in a picture” – a further view of an anonymous city. Presumably it is Paris, the city where Aino Bach met her model (and the model of the legendary painting of Karl Liigand). He was a paper-boy, an ordinary slum-boy, his becoming of a model could have been unthinkable during any other period. But these were his simplicity, directness, liveliness and natural looks, which lifted an ordinary paper-boy into the Estonian art classics.

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Appearance in auctions

To the Party
Aino Bach
To the Party
1956. Aquatint Plm 30.8 x 26 cm (framed)
GRAPHIC ART CLASSICS Haus Gallery 03.11.2022
1 550
Final price: 1 700
Nude
Aino Bach
Nude
1958. Aquatint Km 25.8 x 25 cm (framed)
GRAPHICS AND DRAWINGS - Monday, May 16th 18:00 Haus Gallery 16.05.2022
1 200
Final price: 1 200
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Aino Bach
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1938. Aquatint Plm 33.8 x 27.5 cm (framed)
GRAPHICS AND DRAWINGS - Monday, May 16th 18:00 Haus Gallery 16.05.2022
1 500
Final price: 2 000
Little Leena
Aino Bach
Little Leena
1959. Vernis mou Plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm (framed)
AUTUMN 2020 Haus Gallery 30.10.2020
1 400
Final price: 3 300
Neiu sinise baretiga
Aino Bach
Neiu sinise baretiga
1968. Monotype km 36.5 x 29.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY'S AUTUMN AUCTION 2019 Haus Gallery 04.10.2019-31.10.2019
1 900
Final price:
Tütarlapse portree
Aino Bach
Tütarlapse portree
1964. Monotype km 35 x 30 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's Autumn Auction Haus Gallery 01.11.2018

Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Tütarlapse portree
Aino Bach
Tütarlapse portree
1976. Km 37 x 26.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's spring auction Haus Gallery 27.04.2018
2 200
Final price: 2 200
Two Female Nudes
Aino Bach
Two Female Nudes
1938. Drypoint, aquatint Km 41 x 31.7 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's anniversary auction Haus Gallery 03.11.2017

Final price:
Aknal
Aino Bach
Aknal
1938. aquatint plm 34 x 27.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXXIX AUCTION 2016 spring Haus Gallery 30.03.2016
1 100
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. vernis mou plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXXIX AUCTION 2016 spring Haus Gallery 30.03.2016
1 300
Final price: 1 300
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. vernis mou plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIII AUCTION autumn Haus Gallery 08.10.2015-30.11.1999
1 500
Final price: 1 500
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. vernis mou plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 26.10.2012
1 700
Final price: 1 700
Aadu Hindi portree
Aino Bach
Aadu Hindi portree
1940. etching, aquatint plm 35.2 x 25.3 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
511
Final price:
Aknal
Aino Bach
Aknal
1937. aquatint plm 34.3 x 27.3 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
767
Final price:
Illustratsioon
Aino Bach
Illustratsioon "Mustlasmuinasjuttudele" (Tüdruk põrsastega)
1938. etching, aquatint plm 18.2 x 13.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
447
Final price:
Koreograafilise kooli õpilane
Aino Bach
Koreograafilise kooli õpilane
1961. etching, aquatint plm 40.7 x 24.7 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
447
Final price:
Meditsiinikooli õpilane
Aino Bach
Meditsiinikooli õpilane
1955. drypoint plm 18.7 x 16.6 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
447
Final price:
Naine peegliga II osamakse
Aino Bach
Naine peegliga II osamakse
1937. aquatint, drypoint plm 38.1 x 30.4 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 01.10.2010-10.10.2010
767
Final price:
Illustratsioon
Aino Bach
Illustratsioon "Mustlaste muinasjuttudele"
1938. aquatint, eau forte Plm 18.5 x 12.3 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIII ART AUCTION 2008 autumn. Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 28.10.2008
320
Final price:
Linda Poobuse portree
Aino Bach
Linda Poobuse portree
1957. dry point Plm 36.4 x 28.3 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIII ART AUCTION 2008 autumn. Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 28.10.2008
1 023
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Magav laps
Aino Bach
Magav laps
1955. Plm 17 x 18.3 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXIII ART AUCTION 2008 autumn. Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 28.10.2008
1 470
Final price: 2 333
Vinjett teosele
Aino Bach
Vinjett teosele "Mustlaste muinasjutte"
1938. etching, aquatint plm 8.4 x 5.6 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXII ART AUCTION 2008 spring. Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 22.04.2008
352
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. soft lacquer plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXII ART AUCTION 2008 spring. Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 22.04.2008
1 023
Final price: 2 301
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. soft varnish plm 23.8 x 19.6 cm
HAUS GALLERY XXI ART AUCTION 2007 autumn Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 11.10.2007
1 214
Final price: 2 940
(sold)"> (sold)Magav laps
Aino Bach
Magav laps
1955. dry point plm 17 x 18.3 cm
HAUS GALLERY XXI ART AUCTION 2007 autumn Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 11.10.2007
1 342
Final price: 6 263
(sold)"> (sold)Tütarlapsed
Aino Bach
Tütarlapsed
1936-1937. aquatint plm 27 x 22 cm
HAUS GALLERY XXI ART AUCTION 2007 autumn Old Masters Graphics and Drawings Haus Gallery 11.10.2007
895
Final price: 895
(sold)"> (sold)Akt
Aino Bach
Akt
1958. Aquatint 26 x 23 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIII ART AUCTION, 2006 spring. Old Masters Graphics and Drawing Haus Gallery 20.04.2006
767
Final price: 1 662
(sold)"> (sold)Poiss
Aino Bach
Poiss
1938. Aquatint Plm 38 x 28 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIth ART AUCTION, 2005 spring Haus Gallery 25.04.2005
831
Final price: 2 397
(sold)"> (sold)Väike Leena
Aino Bach
Väike Leena
1959. Soft lacquer Plm 24 x 19 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIth ART AUCTION, 2005 spring Haus Gallery 25.04.2005
671
Final price: 2 588
Naine peegliga
Aino Bach
Naine peegliga
1938. Plm 39 x 30 cm
HAUS / X AUCTION, 2002 spring Haus Gallery 09.05.2002
479
Final price:
Tütarlapsed
Aino Bach
Tütarlapsed
1936. Aquatint Plm 27 x 23 cm
HAUS / VIII AUCTION, 2001 spring Haus Gallery 26.04.2001
352
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Akt
Aino Bach
Akt
1958. Aquatint 26 x 24 cm
HAUS / IV AUCTION, 1999 spring Haus Gallery 26.04.1999-24.04.1999
575
Final price: 959
(sold)"> (sold)ILLUSTRATSIOONID M. RAUA “VALITUD LUULETUSTELE
Aino Bach
ILLUSTRATSIOONID M. RAUA “VALITUD LUULETUSTELE
1946. (not framed)
HAUS / III AUCTION, 1998 autumn Haus Gallery 26.10.1998
920
Final price: 920
(sold)"> (sold)LAPSED
Aino Bach
LAPSED
1950. 55 x 45 cm (not framed)
HAUS / III AUCTION, 1998 autumn Haus Gallery 26.10.1998
831
Final price: 831

Appearance in exhibitions

Two Female Nudes
Aino Bach
Two Female Nudes
1938. Drypoint, aquatint Km 41 x 31.7 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 24.01.2023-06.02.2023

Ema lapsega
Aino Bach
Ema lapsega
1937. aquatint plm 39.3 x 30.8 cm (framed)
Haus 2 15.12.2009-01.02.2010
price: 1 470
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