Dr. Paul Fechter

1921

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image features a monochrome illustration showing the upper half of a person's body. The person is depicted in a seated position with one arm raised and draped across the chest. The facial features are distinct, with deeply set eyes behind round glasses, a pointed nose, and small, pursed lips. The hair is short and drawn with minimal detail. The person is wearing a suit jacket with visible lapel lines and a high-collared shirt. The background is abstract with lines that suggest movement and depth. The image is rendered in sharp, expressive lines reminiscent of an etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and platetone on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.7 x 31.9 cm (15 5/8 x 12 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 59.4 x 41.2 cm (23 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.350

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. R124

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Schaefer, Montevideo, Uruguay; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1950 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. R124.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HMPechstein 1921

Markings

stamped verso in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

Wikidata ID

Q65362593

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