Meditation

1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image depicts a stylized profile view of a person, seated or leaning with their left elbow on a surface and hand against their face. The facial features are minimalistic with a pronounced nose and closed eyes. The hair is suggested with simple lines, blending into the abstract form. The clothing is implied through shapes hinting at a garment covering the upper body. There are no visible accessories or objects held. The background is a plain rectangle contrasting with the textured surface. The signature "MAX WEBER" is inscribed at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.67 × 2.86 cm (2 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 16.51 cm (10 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Greenbaum, Massachusetts); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 1990; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1922

  • Broom: An International Magazine of the Arts 3, no. 1 (August 1922).

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 189-191, no. 29.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MAX WEBER

Wikidata ID

Q75407266

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