Mask

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

Artist, American, born Russia (now Poland), 1881 - 1961

The image shows a series of angular and curved lines enclosed within a rectangular border, forming an abstract composition. The central shapes suggest the outline of a face with a triangular nose, circular eyes, and an arched line resembling a hairstyle. The lines draw connections to familiar facial features, with blue and red accents hinting at eyes and lips. The abstract nature of the image leaves room for interpretation, yet it clearly represents a stylized human face within its unique geometric forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.64 × 4.92 cm (4 3/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.65 × 16.99 cm (9 5/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist; (Gerald Peters Gallery, New York); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 2006; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1956

  • Weber, Max. Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks. New York: E. Weyhe, 1956.

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, p. 173, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAX WEBER; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: Mask

Wikidata ID

Q77015812

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