Two Figures

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image features geometric shapes and lines forming an abstract composition. The arrangement implies faces or masks with elongated ocular shapes and angular noses. The use of warm and cool colors adds depth. The composition could evoke a gathering of figures or a family portrait in a surreal style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.8 x 4.8 cm (4 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.61.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Max Weber's Modern Vision, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000.

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, pp. 138-139, no. 10.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAX WEBER

Wikidata ID

Q65575348

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