Absage

1926

Gerhard Marcks

Associated Names
Gerhard Marcks

Artist, German, 1889 - 1981

The image shows sharp, angular lines and intersecting shapes giving it an abstract quality. A central figure is depicted in a seated position with a contemplative pose. To the right, two other figures are delineated with geometric precision, appearing draped in cloth. The contrast of black lines against the light background adds depth and texture to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on thin japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 26.1 x 21.4 cm (10 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.3 x 24.6 cm (13 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.141.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernst Rathenau, Berlin and New York; (his estate sale, Sotheby's London, April 20, 1988, lot 305); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2007. [1]
[1] The donor files also include a receipt for another impression of this composition purchased from E. Weyhe, Inc., New York, on November 14, 1970.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marck(?); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 2; by later hand, lower left verso in red: 2 Probe

Wikidata ID

Q76438988

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