Lovers Embracing

c. 1911

Otto Gutfreund

Associated Names
Otto Gutfreund

Artist, Czech, 1889 - 1927

The image features sharp, angled lines and shaded areas forming an abstract composition. Bold, dark lines intersect and overlap, creating an impression of jagged rocks or angular forms. The arrangement of shapes is open to interpretation, possibly resembling a human figure or draped fabric. The overall pattern of lines and shading creates a dynamic, textured effect on the neutral-toned paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown ink and brown wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34 x 21 cm (13 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.108.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 21 November 1991, no. 181). (Moeller and Rotermund Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: ST(B); lower center in graphite: C (not deciphered) 32 / 20 x 16

Wikidata ID

Q64618722

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