Head

1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image depicts a stylized, abstract head-and-shoulders representation of a person. The facial features are dominant, with round eyes, lash-like markings, a triangular nose, and thick lips. The hair is stylized with horizontal lines and long strands. The monochrome image has contrasting dark and light areas for texture. The person is not wearing jewelry or objects. The composition is framed and the background is plain. The artist's signature "Max Weber" is visible at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.8 x 6.7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.128.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 36

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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, p. 219, no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber

Wikidata ID

Q75407335

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