Couple in the Woods (Menschen Im Wald)

1918

Conrad Felixmüller

Associated Names
Conrad Felixmüller

Artist, German, 1897 - 1977

Fritz Voigt

Printer

Frauenbund zur Förderung neuer deutscher Kunst, Hamburg

Publisher

The image shows angular lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract representation of two figures. The faces have elongated features and linear patterns. Triangular shapes in the background suggest a setting resembling a forest or natural environment, potentially symbolizing trees. The composition uses bold contrasting colors and stylized forms to create an abstract visual narrative.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 25.4 × 30.32 cm (10 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 × 42.23 cm (13 7/8 × 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.160.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Söhn 1975, no. 135

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kornfeld, Bern, June 9, 1976, lot 333); (via David Tunick, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1975

  • Söhn, Gerhart. Conrad Felixmüller: Das Graphische Werk 1912-1977. Düsseldorf, 1975.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Felixmüller

Wikidata ID

Q76337552

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