Rabbi

1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image displays the portrait of a person with their face and upper shoulders in focus. The figure's head is slightly tilted to the left within the frame. The facial features include downward-slanting brows, heavy-lidded eyes, and prominent lines around the mouth and forehead, indicating texture or age. The hair is covered with a hat or head covering framing the face. The individual is wearing a garment with vertical, thick, curved stripes. The image is in a monochromatic woodcut style with bold black lines on a plain beige background. There are no detailed background elements, with the focus solely on the face and upper clothing.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 6 x 5.1 cm (2 3/8 x 2 in.)
    sheet: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.128.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 34


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, p. 213, no. 34.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber

Wikidata ID

Q75407329

You may be interested in

Loading Results