Head of a Girl (Mädchenkopf )

1920

Max Kaus

Associated Names
Max Kaus

Artist, German, 1891 - 1977

Fritz Voigt

Printer

Gustav Kiepenheuer

Publisher, German, 1880 - 1949

The image depicts a head-and-shoulders view of an individual created in a bold, angular style with dark, jagged lines. The person's face is facing the viewer, with distinct features including high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and an intense expression. The hair is short and uneven, blending with the patterns in the background. The individual is not clothed, merging with the abstract technique of the background featuring intersecting black lines and shapes. The entire artwork is monochromatic, with black ink against a pale background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 28.6 x 12.5 cm (11 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.9 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.292

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krause 2016, no. H 1920/11, B

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Peter Deitsch Fine Arts, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 25, 1970; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as Head of a Girl.

2024

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

Bibliography

2016

  • Krause, Markus. Max Kaus: Werkverzeichnis der Druckgrafik. Munich: Hirmer, 2016, no. H 1920/11.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Kaus 20; by later hand, lower left in graphite: gedr. F Voigt

Markings

blind stamp: DIE/SCHAF/FEN/DEN

Wikidata ID

Q76348438

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