Seated Figure

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

This image depicts an abstract representation of a seated human figure from the upper body to the lower legs. The figure has one arm across the lap and the other raised towards the face. The facial features are angular with large asymmetrical eyes and an elongated nose. The stylized hair covers part of the face. The clothing is simple with circular patterns on the chest and flowing lines indicating a long garment. The background contains abstract patterns and an arch-like shape framing the figure. The image is monochromatic with contrasting dark and light sections.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.64 × 4.76 cm (4 3/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.72 × 16.51 cm (10 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Stasik); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 1990; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 39, 158-160, fig. 7, no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 14

Wikidata ID

Q75407125

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