Landsberg, Untere Bergstraße

1920s

Emma Bormann

Associated Names
Emma Bormann

Artist, Austrian, 1887 - 1974

The image shows an elevated view of a narrow, winding street surrounded by tall buildings. The horizon line is low and obscured by the buildings, revealing rooftops and a steeple in the distance. The artwork features detailed, textured brushstrokes in a limited color palette of black and beige. Small figures are seen on the street, with dynamic lines in the sky suggesting movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 × 21.8 cm (6 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 × 33.6 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.175

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Wingrove Fine Prints, Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 27, 1995; gift to his wife, Ruth Cole Kainen; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Johns, Andreas. The Art of Emma Bormann. Riverside, California: Ariadne, 2016, p. 215.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Landsberg, Untere Bergstraße; lower right in graphite: Bormann; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: Bormann

Wikidata ID

Q76556282

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