Crouching Nude

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

Artist, American, born Russia (now Poland), 1881 - 1961

The image shows a complex pattern of curved lines and shaded areas, forming an abstract design. Shapes intersect and overlap, resembling crumpled fabric or organic forms like curled leaves or folded hands. The textured surface adds depth, suggesting familiar objects distorted into abstract shapes and creating a sense of movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.5 x 4.8 cm (4 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.4 x 18.7 cm (7 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.128.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland; acquired 1997 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Max Weber's Modern Vision, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000.

Bibliography

1926

  • Weber, Max. Primitives: Poems and Woodcuts. New York: Spiral Press, 1926.

1956

  • Weber, Max. Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks. New York: E. Weyhe, 1956.

2002

  • Burk, Efram L. "A Singular Vision: Max Weber's Artist Book, Primitives." Southeastern College Art Conference Review 14, no. 2 (2002): 127-136.

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 121-127, no. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q75407034

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