Woman at the Water

1918

Maria Uhden

Associated Names
Maria Uhden

Artist, German, 1892 - 1918

This is a drawing of a stylized figure sitting in water surrounded by foliage. The artwork is a black silhouette print on a light background, depicting a simplified human figure with rounded shapes, seated in what appears to be a shallow pool of water, as suggested by the ripples around the legs. The figure is partially enclosed by tall, leafy plants. The drawing embodies a primitive, almost woodcut-like quality, as seen in the thick, bold lines and abstract representation of the scene. The composition is balanced, with the natural setting providing a serene backdrop to the central figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.9 × 11.3 cm (4 5/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 17 × 21.8 cm (6 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.490

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hofmann 1994, no. 2 (1918), State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Hofmann, Karl-Ludwig, Präger, Christmut. Maria Uhden 1892-1918 : Briefe, Zeugnisse und Verzeichnis der nachgelassenen Werke. Berlin : Brinkmann & Bose, 1994: no. 2 (1918), only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: 3.; below image, at right, in graphite: Maria Uhden

Wikidata ID

Q76557043

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