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Alois Leopold Seibold
1879–1951
Best known as an Austrian artist and printmaker, he also wrote a practical early guide to etching that opens a window onto the craft from an insider’s point of view.
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Die Radierung: Ein Leitfaden und Ratgeber
by Alois Leopold Seibold
About the author
Born in Vienna on January 21, 1879, and dying there on October 20, 1951, Alois Leopold Seibold was an Austrian artist associated with painting and especially printmaking. Art reference sources describe him as largely self-taught, though he also studied privately with the etcher and engraver Victor Jasper.
Seibold exhibited with the Hagenbund in Vienna and was a member of the group from 1912 to 1924. His work is represented in museum and collection records, including the Albertina, and he is remembered not only as a practicing artist but also as a writer on technique.
For readers, his most notable book is Die Radierung: Ein Leitfaden und Ratgeber, first published in 1909. It is a straightforward manual on etching, reflecting the experience of someone deeply engaged with the medium and interested in making it accessible to other artists.