Hugo Ulbrich, “View of the Main Building of the University of Wrocław,” dimensions 28 x 20 cm (print). Print from the original plate, inscribed in pencil beneath the impression: “Gravure à l’eau-forte—18/50—fec. H. Ulbrich, by J. Szewczyk, 1998.”
Hugo Ulbrich (1867–1929) wasa draftsman and printmaker specializing in etching. He initially studied drawing at the Real Gymnasium in Dzierżoniów. In 1892–1893 , commissioned by the Seemann publishing house, he produced a series of drawings depicting the historic sites of Brzeg. Beginning in 1893, he studied etching techniques in Berlin under Karl Koepping. He arrived in Wrocławin 1894. Commissioned by Hans Lutsch, he created drawings of Lower Silesian monuments for the publication *Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Schlesien*, He is the author of numerous etchings depicting picturesque views of corners of old Wrocław ( , created mainly between 1898 and 1915 ).
