Koksende Hure (Prostitute on Cocaine)

1925

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

unidentified

Printer

unidentified

Publisher

The image displays a complex arrangement of angular lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. The figures have distorted proportions, creating a scene of people on a street corner. The shapes resemble buildings, windows, and signs, suggesting an urban environment. Some shapes may represent human features or clothing, while others resemble hats or coats. Abstract text and numbers are included, adding to the impression of a busy city setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with scraping on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.64 × 30.48 cm (16 × 12 in.)
    image: 32.07 × 26.51 cm (12 5/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.280

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gangolf; lower right in image: Gangolf / 25

Wikidata ID

Q76349550

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