Dr. Paul Fechter

1919

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image is a drawing of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a person. The person is facing forward with distinct facial features, wearing circular eyewear. The hair is styled in a scattered manner. The individual's clothing is simple, and a hand is partially visible near their neck. The background is plain to emphasize the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Epstein Family Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.6 x 20.7 cm (9 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 37.4 x 27.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.30.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. R113

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maas and Co.); acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1921

  • Fechter, Paul. Das graphische Werk: Max Pechstein. Berlin: Verlag Gurlitt, 1921, no. 105.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. R113.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: H Pechstein; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: P. 63. F 105; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2 / 23 / 24

Wikidata ID

Q75407475

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