Die Komponistin Sonia Friedman (The Composer Sonia Friedman)

1920

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image depicts a monochrome print of a person with only the upper half of their body visible. They are positioned in a three-quarter view, facing to the left, with their head bowed down and their hands resting on a surface in front of them. The person has prominent, angular facial features with a pronounced nose and downcast eyes, framed by straight, dark hair that falls to the sides of their face. They are wearing a dark garment with long sleeves, which covers most of their body, and the hands are detailed with dark nails. There are no visible elements of jewelry or objects held. The background is an abstract pattern of lines and blocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.8 × 27.8 cm (12 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)
    plate: 67.4 × 54.7 cm (26 9/16 × 21 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.229

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 39, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Martin Sumers Graphics, New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 18, 1989; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932: no. 39, only

Inscriptions

titled, signed and dated below image: Die Komponistin Sonia Friedman. Walter Gramatté / 20

Wikidata ID

Q76556410

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