Kuss in Liebe

1918

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Associated Names
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Artist, German, 1884 - 1976

The image shows bold, angular shapes and thick, black lines creating a dynamic composition. The geometric forms intertwine to resemble two faces in close proximity. The angular lines and striped patterns suggest hair and facial features, with areas resembling eyes and mouths in a simplified, stylized manner. The configuration of lines and shapes can be associated with the interaction between two figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.9 × 39 cm (19 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 66.5 × 51.7 cm (26 3/16 × 20 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.329

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schapire 1924, Vol. W, no. 206

  • Series Title

    Neun Holzschnitte

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1924

  • Schapire, Rosa. Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs graphische Werk bis 1923. Berlin: Euphorion-Verlag, 1924.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: 1918; lower right in graphite: S Rottluff

Wikidata ID

Q76346940

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