Helma Fischer, “Wrocław City Hall,” etching on paper, 32.5 x 23 cm (print). Signed with a linked monogram on the plate (lower right) and additionally inscribed and signed in pencil beneath the print “Breslau Rathaus-HFischerOels,” mounted. Condition: visible small spots, mainly in the upper part within the image area and margins.
Helma Fischer-Oels (1860–70–1930) was a Silesian printmaker associated with Oleśnica and Wrocław. She likely pursued her artistic studies in Wrocław. She was a member of the Association of Silesian Women Artists. She is the author of numerous etchings depicting views of Oleśnica, Wrocław, and its surroundings, published, among others, in Wrocław by B. Richter and B. Wenzel, and in Oleśnica by the Rösch publishing house, including as postcards. Her works depicting Baltic Sea cities (Gdańsk, Hamburg, Greifswald) are also well known.
