Nude with Upraised Arm

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image displays interlocking geometric shapes and flowing lines creating an abstract composition. The forms merge together, resembling silhouettes of arms and bodies, evoking images of intertwined dancers or embracing figures. The contours and patterns add texture to the surface, while the play of light and dark enhances the depth of the image. Overall, the design is suggestive and enigmatic, prompting viewers to find familiar shapes within the abstract presentation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper mounted to pink paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.8 × 5.08 cm (4 1/4 × 2 in.)
    sheet: 17.15 × 10.48 cm (6 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)
    mount: 20 × 13.18 cm (7 7/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists, New York); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 1991; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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, p. 129, no. 7.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAX WEBER

Wikidata ID

Q75407049

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