Two Women on a Sofa

1909

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

This image is a black line drawing of two people depicted from the mid-torso up, seated closely together on a couch or chair. The person on the left has angular facial features with short, bobbed hair and a top with shoulder straps. The person on the right has a round face, fuller lips, hair styled in a bun, and is wearing a garment with puffed sleeves and a patterned neckline. In front of the left person is a small side table with a cup on it. The sketch is on a plain, tan background with no additional details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44 x 59.7 cm (17 5/16 x 23 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.361

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. L72

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1921

  • Fechter, Paul. Das graphische Werk: Max Pechstein. Berlin: Verlag Gurlitt, 1921, no. 65.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. L72.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Pechstein / 09

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q65362639

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