Dr. Hans Bütow

1925

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image depicts the upper portion of a person's body, focusing on their face. The individual is shown in a frontal position with their facial features visible. These include eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The hair is short and neatly combed. The person is not wearing any clothing or jewelry, and they are not holding any objects. The background is minimalistic, featuring simple lines. The artwork consists of bold pencil or charcoal lines, emphasizing the structure of the face.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 x 25 cm (11 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 x 33.2 cm (18 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.293

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 532, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 28, 1972; 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 Dr. Hans Bütow.

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ELKirchner

Wikidata ID

Q76339062

You may be interested in

Loading Results