On the Beach

1914

Otto Lange

Associated Names
Otto Lange

Artist, German, 1879 - 1944

The image shows a high angle view of a curving path, with abstract shapes indicating trees and buildings in the background and a dark stripe representing hills or a shoreline near the horizon. Bold brushstrokes create contrast between the light-colored paper and black ink. Sharp lines form a fence, while wavy patterns suggest water movement. Sailboat masts stand to the right, contrasting with the horizontal scene. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink and beige paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 × 36.6 cm (11 11/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 39 × 54.1 cm (15 3/8 × 21 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.347

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boettger 1919, no. 56, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 22, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1919

  • Boettger, Fritz. Otto Lange: Verz. seiner Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Linoleumschnitte' u. Steinzeichn. Dresden, 1919: no. 56, only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: Originalhanddruck; below image, at right, in graphite: OttoLange; below image, at center, in graphite, by later hand: 104

Wikidata ID

Q76556689

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