Tom Mix II

1928

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

This is a drawing of several figures riding horses across a landscape. The image depicts a group of riders wearing large hats, each astride a horse that is in motion, situated against a backdrop of rolling hills or mountains. The style includes strong, bold lines creating a sense of dynamic movement and energy among the riders and horses. The landscape elements are simplified and stylized. The composition is tightly packed, emphasizing the collective action and unity of the figures, as they traverse the rugged terrain. The use of black and white enhances the overall mood, giving the drawing an intense and raw quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31 x 41 cm (12 3/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
    plate: 13.8 x 18.5 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.762

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, no. 39, State undescribed

  • Series Title

    Die Schaffenden

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November, 2005; gift to NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, no. 39.

Inscriptions

lower margin in plate: (HOLZSTIFT) 2 Versuch TOM MIX; signed by artist, lower right under plate, in graphite; by later hand, verso lower right, in graphite: R.39

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76560388

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