Susanna and the Elders

1916/1917

Christian Rohlfs

Associated Names
Christian Rohlfs

Artist, German, 1849 - 1938

The image features thick dark lines and bold brush strokes forming jagged and angular shapes. Within these forms are fragmented human-like figures, with limbs and facial features, appearing dynamic and in motion. The composition evokes a sense of movement similar to dancers or individuals expressing themselves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 36.4 x 26.9 cm (14 5/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.5 x 29.8 cm (16 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.327

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vogt 1960, no. 102

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • German Expressionist Prints from the Collection of Ruth and Jacob Kainen, NGA, Washington, D.C., 1985: no. 68.

Bibliography

1960

  • Vogt, Paul. Christian Rohlfs; das graphische Werk. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, 1960.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Ch. Rohlfs

Wikidata ID

Q76337415

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