Two Figures

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image displays intersecting lines and angular shapes within a rectangular frame. There are forms and curves resembling a human face and figure, with sharp edges suggesting an eye, nose, and hand. The style is reminiscent of Cubism, with recognizable features fragmented and synthesized. Dark and light contrasts enhance the texture, and geometric patterns evoke a sense of motion or contemplation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.48 × 4.76 cm (4 1/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 x 16.5 cm (10 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Art Gallery, Maryland); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 1987; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

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

Bibliography

1956

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

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 138-139, no. 10.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 22

Wikidata ID

Q75407104

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