Seminaristen

1921

Bernhard Kretzschmar

Associated Names
Bernhard Kretzschmar

Artist, German, 1889 - 1972

This image features a composition of elongated and distorted figures with exaggerated facial features, depicted with bold outlines and contour lines. The central figures resemble sailors or men in uniform with caps. In the background, a smaller scale figure walks toward the viewer along a curved pathway. The figures' oversized and expressive eyes draw attention and create a sense of animation. The surrounding environment includes abstract representations of buildings with arched windows, giving a sense of a street setting. Small details like the dog at the foot of one of the characters connect this abstract artwork to familiar urban scenes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.1 x 33.1 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.4 x 49 cm (13 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.300


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 31, 1972; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: BR; lower left in graphite: 16/30; lower right in graphite: B. Kretzschmar 21; by later hand, lower left in graphite: A 71347

Wikidata ID

Q76336627

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