ID Help Please

Hi and thanks for looking at this! I came across this print and another thrifting one day. The paper appears to be a silk of some kind. Long story short, I know very little about art, materials used, etc. Just liked the prints... Any help or information about this piece is appreciated! Thank you!

 

Might say "heidelburg" at the left....and I believe it does depict Heidelburg castle and bridge.

 

Nailed it, Fakesie!

 

Does anybody know how they would print something like that? Or could it be Illustrated?

 

Sorry to sound so novice, but could you explain what you mean? Is the above image from all_fakes a famous painting, photo, etc? Thank you!

 

Thank you!

 

It's an actual castle.
http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDeta...ltsBack&oreq=0fe3aad8f4484dbb9ce69f09aae03c91

 

I just did an image search for "heidelburg" and found some that showed the bridge and castle; realized that was the same bridge and castle. I picked one that seemed to be taken from almost the same angle as your image. It isn't the exact same image, though.
As far as I know, yours isn't a famous image, but some diligent googling might turn up something; or if someone could interpret the writing on the right margin. A clearer photo of that area might help.
I believe one can print photo images on silk or other fabric; you might try looking at it through a magnifying glass to see if any dots are visible; that might give a clue as to the type of process used.

 

Thank you! I'll try to get a better image and I also have a digital loupe I'll try to zoom in with. Appreciate the help!

 

Loupe is not working at the moment.Here's a better shot of the right side. Thanks again!

 

So who here speaks German? Might help decipher that other writing/signature...?

 

Ernst Geissendörfer, etching on silk.

 

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!

 

Here's a link to a sale of this item:
https://www.ebth.com/items/1532514-original-ernest-geissendorfer-etching
A listing with some biographical details:
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/geissendorfer_ernst_rothenburg_tauber.htm
A listing for another one of his etchings, on silk, with additional bio:
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Signed-Ernst-Geissendorfer-Original-Colored-Etching-on-Silk/23812971

And a link to the artist's online store:
http://www.geissendoerfer.de/store.html
it appears this etching is still available, though the artist died in 1993.

 

Awesome! Think I paid $4-5 each....so much better than I do playing the lottery Thank you for looking into this more and sharing!

 

Yes, this page says his daughter took over after he died:
http://www.geissendoerfer.de/story.html