Jew from Warsaw

1908

Hermann Struck

Associated Names
Hermann Struck

Artist, German, 1876 - 1944

The image depicts a close-up view of a person's face and upper shoulders. The person is facing forward with their head slightly tilted downwards, casting intense shadows over their features. They have prominent facial features, including deep-set eyes and pronounced brow lines. The person's hair is covered by a cap, and they have a full, curly beard that partially covers their chest. They are wearing a dark, textured garment that blends into the shadowy background. No visible jewelry or objects are present in the image. The background is a plain, textured surface that accentuates the detailed sketch lines of the portrait, enhancing depth and focus.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed with plate tone on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.8 × 24.7 cm (12 1/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.4 × 32.5 cm (18 1/4 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.481

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rusel 1997, no. 194, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Rusel, Jane. Hermann Struck (1876-1944): Das Leben und das graphische Werk eines jüdischen Künstlers. Frankfurt am Main, 1997: no. 194, only

Inscriptions

lettered in image, at top left: 19 08 (the Star of David inbetween) / the initials of Strucks (in Hebrew); signed below image, in graphite: Hermann Struck; at the bottom right of the sheet, in graphite, by later hand: 674; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: Jude aus Warschau #188

Wikidata ID

Q76557023

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