Büsser

1912

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Associated Names
Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Artist, German, 1881 - 1919

This is a drawing of abstract rounded shapes depicting intertwined forms. The central figure is an organic form composed of smooth, curving lines. The shapes are rendered with sketch-like, expressive strokes and give a sense of texture and volume. This is an expressive and gestural abstract depiction, drawing attention to the interaction between the lines and shapes within the composition. The background is minimally detailed, directing the focus on the central forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 x 13.9 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 x 25.9 cm (11 7/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.304

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petermann 1964, no. 40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. (R.M. Light & Co., Boston); Jacob Kainen [1909-2001], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4737), purchased November 21, 1971; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Petermann, Erwin. Die Druchgraphik von Wilhelm Lehmbruch: Verzeichnis. Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1964.

Inscriptions

by the artist, lower left in graphite: Büsser; by the artist, lower right in graphite: W. Lehmbruck

Wikidata ID

Q76359844

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