Self-Portrait

1922

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image shows a portrait of a person with their upper body visible, capturing a frontal view. The person is positioned facing the viewer directly. The facial features include deeply set eyes and a strong nose, with the expression bearing a slight smile. Their hair is dark, with a textured appearance, swept back from the forehead. The person's clothing is indistinct, appearing as a dark garment with vertical patterns. The background is composed of a dark, textured area, giving the image a monochromatic look with high contrast between the subject and the background. There is no visible jewelry or objects held by the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 33 x 27.4 cm (13 x 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50 x 41.8 cm (19 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.80.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 85

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernest Rathenau; (Ernst Rathenau estate sale, Sotheby's London, April 20, 1988, lot 286); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932.

Inscriptions

below image, lower right in graphite: WalterGramatte' / 22; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Mann; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 40.-; lower right verso: E85

Wikidata ID

Q74884290

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