Two Fishermen

1922

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

This is a drawing of two figures inspecting a fishing net filled with fish in a woodcut style. The bold, black lines and white areas create forms in the piece. The composition emphasizes the action of tending to the net, filled with simple fish shapes. The semi-abstract figures have angular and geometric forms typical of early 20th-century art movements focused on expression and form. The dynamic lines create movement, and the textured background could suggest water or a shoreline, enhancing the fishing activity context. The style hints at influence from Expressionism or Cubism, emphasizing human activity through basic shapes and forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30 x 40.2 cm (11 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 54.5 x 69.8 cm (21 7/16 x 27 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.360

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. H285

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

Bibliography

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. H285.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HMPechstein / 1922

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q65362637

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