Vincent

1983

Roger Herman

Artist, German, born 1947

Printed in burnt orange on cream-white paper, the head and neck of a man facing our left is created with visible, slashing gouges in this vertical woodcut. The man is balding or has a high forehead and hollow eyes, high cheekbones, and a twisted, small mouth. The artist signed and dated the sheet under the printed image in the lower left corner, “Roger Herman 1983.” Other graphite inscriptions include “Vincent” under the center and “10/10” under the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in orange on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joshua P. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 186.5 x 121 cm (73 7/16 x 47 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 230.5 x 152.6 cm (90 3/4 x 60 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.61.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, D.C.; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Roger Herman 1983; lower center in graphite: Vincent; lower right in graphite: 10/10

Wikidata ID

Q76356623

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