The Homecoming

1935

Carl Hoeckner

Associated Names
Carl Hoeckner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1883 - 1972

This is a drawing of numerous emaciated and spectral figures moving towards the viewer. The figures have skeletal features and expressions of weariness or despair, wearing tattered clothing. They are tightly packed together, creating a sense of overwhelming multitude. The background is filled with more spectral forms, emphasizing their vast number. The use of monochrome and intricate linework adds to the bleak and haunting quality of the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(W. Graham Arader III); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1994; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in black pencil: the Homecoming / #16; lower right in black pencil: Carl Hoeckner; lower right in image: [CH monogram]; lower right verso in graphite: 5216; lower right verso in graphite: 8281

Wikidata ID

Q76549708

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