Study

1919-1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image depicts a person in a portrait-style format, showing only the upper half of the body. The figure is seated behind a desk or table, with one hand covering their face. The image is rendered in a dark, monochromatic tone, and the details of the person’s facial features are difficult to discern. The hair blends into the background. The person appears to be wearing a dark garment. On the table in front of them is an open book or notebook with parallel lines on the pages. The background is plain, emphasizing the central figure and the table. The word "MAX WEBER" is written below the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.3 x 3.2 cm (3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.128.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland; acquired 1997 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 187-188, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber

Wikidata ID

Q75407263

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