Invocation

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image shows abstract shapes and lines depicting a figure with elongated facial features and crossed arms, standing next to a stylized tree. The figure has a long face and the tree has a trunk with green and brown patches indicating leaves. The textured background adds depth to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.5 x 5.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.2 x 14.5 cm (8 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.128.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 27

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

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. 184-186, no. 27.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAX WEBER

Wikidata ID

Q75407258

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