The Spider (Die Spinne)

1914

George Grosz

Associated Names
George Grosz

Artist, American, born Germany, 1893 - 1959

The image shows an upper three-quarters view of a person with a detailed focus on their face and hands. The person is slightly turned to the side, with hands positioned towards their chest. The person's facial features are sharp and elongated, with closed eyes and a prominent nose; hair is styled in a low bun, revealing the face shape. The person appears unclothed. In the background, there is a dark swirling pattern transitioning to a lighter area with abstract shapes resembling the sun and rugged terrain. The style of the image is textured and intricate.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint with monoprint in brown and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.99 × 11.75 cm (6 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.45 × 28.26 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.140.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duckers 1979, no. E 12, ib/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); acquired 2002 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Duckers, Alexander. George Grosz: Das druckgraphische Werk. Frankfurt am Main: Propylaen Verlag, 1979, no. E 12, ib/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Zustandedruck / 3; lower right in graphite: GROSZ; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: lo Nr. 571; lower left verso in black ink by unknown hand: 795

Wikidata ID

Q76340904

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