Flagellation

1913

Wilhelm Morgner

Associated Names
Wilhelm Morgner

Artist, German, 1891 - 1917

The image features fluid, interlocking shapes and lines in an abstract composition. Swirling forms and jagged edges create a dynamic visual, reminiscent of tree branches or pathways on a map viewed from above. Dark, bold outlines define the shapes, while lighter spaces within suggest a continuous flow. Triangular patterns appear in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut printed in blue on laid tissue paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30 × 33.2 cm (11 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.392

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Witte 1991, no. 47, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Stinnes [1867-1932], Cologne (Lugt 1376a). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 31, 2001; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Witte, Andrea. Wilhelm Morgner, 1891-1917, Graphik: Verzeichnis sämtlicher Holz- und Linolschnitte, Lithographien und Radierungen. Soest: Westfälische Verlagsbuchhandlung Mocker & Jahn, 1991: no. 47, only

Inscriptions

below image, in pen and black in: Holzschnitt No 1 Handdruck W. Morgner. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q76556805

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