Barracks (Kaserne)

1916

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image shows a scene with a house or series of buildings along the horizon line, under a sun in the sky. The structures are depicted with bold black lines and simple details like arched windows and doors. In the foreground, there are swirling lines indicating a textured landscape leading to the buildings, with a dark structure to the left. The artwork is in black and gray tones, resembling an etching or drypoint technique with varying stroke intensity and direction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on cardstock

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
    plate: 16 × 19 cm (6 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.238

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 108

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, MD); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 4, 2004; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932, no. 108.

Inscriptions

by later hand, verso lower left, in typescript: Kunstblatt-Beilage. Walter Gramatté: Kaserne

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556432

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