Das leere Café (The Empty Café)

1918

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image contains swirling and intersecting lines, creating an abstract scene on the paper. The curved shapes and meandering lines hint at the contour of a room with tables and chairs. Angular lines and round shapes suggest the presence of objects or people like hats or lamps. The use of vibrant colors like red, yellow, and blue adds energy to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with crayons on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Merritt Porter Dyke Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.9 x 26.2 cm (13 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.71.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, 24 May 2003, no. 6161). (sale, Villa Grisebach, 29 November 2003, no. 548). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 144.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Walter Gramatté; lower right in black ink: WG / 18

Wikidata ID

Q64634025

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