Lovers

c. 1914

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

The image shows a collection of jagged and swirling lines creating an intricate and abstract pattern. In the center, the lines intertwine to suggest the shapes of two figures in close proximity. The chaotic network of lines in the background creates a texture that might evoke foliage or rippling water. Contrasts between light and dark areas fill the composition with a sense of movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 × 17.8 cm (11 5/8 × 7 in.)
    image: 16.5 × 9.8 cm (6 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.) [irregular]

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.205

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Libby Howie, London); Ruth Cole Kainen [1929-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased October 8, 1986; gift to NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, undescribed.

Markings

stamp, verso lower right, in black ink: RCK

Wikidata ID

Q76556350

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