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Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image is an illustration of a bearded man depicted from the waist up. The man has a simplified face with prominent eyes and a flowing beard, and wears a wide-brimmed hat. He holds a book in front of him with both hands, wearing what appears to be formal clothing. The style is abstract, likely created using a block print technique, resulting in bold lines and contours. The background is minimal, with geometric shapes framing the main figure. The artwork is signed "Max Weber" at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.8 × 4.92 cm (4 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.23 × 15.24 cm (8 3/4 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Steven Thomas, Woodstock, Vermont); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 2002; 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, pp. 152-154, no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: woodcut "Pensioned" Max Weber Edition 50

Wikidata ID

Q75407114

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