Repose

1928

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

The image shows three nude figures in various poses. The central figure is lying on their side, with one arm under their head and the other near their knee. Above them, another person is depicted from the shoulders up, resting their head on folded arms. To the right, a figure is seated with knees drawn up and face resting on their hand. The background features abstract shapes resembling fabric folds or an interior space. The drawing style is expressive and characterized by bold, dynamic lines.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

  • Beall, Karen F., and David W. Kiehl. Graphic Excusrions: American Prints in Black and White, 1900-1950, Selections from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: D. R. Godine, 1991, p. 23.

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, p. 300, no. 81.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: MAX WEBER; lower left in graphite: Max Weber; lower left edge in red ink by unknown hand: L 4; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: Repose #36; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Repose

Markings

stamped lower left margin in black ink: JAN 32 1929 [Downtown Gallery]; stamped lower right verso in black ink: MW [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q76442899

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