Cold Steel

1934

Carl Hoeckner

Associated Names
Carl Hoeckner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1883 - 1972

This is a drawing of muscular, shirtless figures holding large mechanical levers. The drawing features robust, muscular figures with arms extended and hands grasping levers. Below and in front of the figures, there are helmets and weapons. The background consists of abstract mechanical gears and structures. The drawing emphasizes physical strength, industrial, and military themes.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1992; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 80.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Cold Steel; lower center in graphite: #29; lower right in graphite: Carl Hoeckner; lower left verso in graphite: 29

Watermarks

Strathmore Wayside Text U.S.A.

Wikidata ID

Q76456171

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