Sigbert Marzynski

Max Liebermann

Associated Names
Max Liebermann

Artist, German, 1847 - 1935

The image shows a portrait sketch of a man from the shoulders up. The man is facing forward with a slight three-quarter angle to the left. His facial features, including his eyes, nose, and mouth, are defined with strong lines. The man has a square jawline, neatly combed dark hair, and is dressed in a collared shirt, jacket, and tie. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain, focusing on the line work of the sketch. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner, along with some handwritten text.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper [after steel facing]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Toni G. Marcy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.5 x 23.4 cm (11 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 51.6 x 33.2 cm (20 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.49.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sigbert Marzynski (SM, Lugt undescribed) [later Marcy 1892-1969]; his wife, Dr. Toni G. Marcy [1912-2008], Los Angeles; gift 1989 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • "Max Liebermann: Works on Paper", Goethe-Institut Washington, 2006, no. 18.

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: [undeciphered] Marzynski / M Liebermann; by later hand, lower right in graphite: [undeciphered]; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 15

Wikidata ID

Q74882869

You may be interested in

Loading Results