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Barrére Wind Orchestra

1928

Max Weber

Associated Names

Max Weber

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

This is a drawing of an orchestra performing. The image depicts an orchestra group seated, with a conductor standing in the center, gesturing with one hand. The setting is an indoor stage or a performance area, indicated by the seating arrangement and music stands holding sheets. The drawing style uses contrast and shading to produce a textured depiction of the scene, with lines suggesting motion or perhaps the sound waves of the music being played. The background features swirling shapes that might symbolize the music or applause.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 18 × 23.7 cm (7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
sheet: 22.5 × 30.5 cm (8 7/8 × 12 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4985
Catalogue Raisonné

Rubenstein 2013, no. 68

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2013

Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 284-285, no. 68.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: #17 Barrères [sic] Wind Orchestra; lower right in graphite: To my friend Harry Salpeter - Max Weber.

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: JAN 29 1932

Wikidata ID

Q76552246

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