Woman at a Window

c. 1914

August Wilhelm Dressler

Associated Names
August Wilhelm Dressler

Artist, German, 1886 - 1970

The image shows a person leaning on their forearms at a windowsill. The person is positioned sideways to the viewer, with their head turned slightly downward and tilted. They have distinct facial features with closed eyes, framed by short, neatly combed hair. The person is wearing a buttoned shirt or jacket. Around them is a curtain with decorative ruffles. The background consists of simple textures that imply an indoor setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph printed in grey on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 10 cm (5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 × 26.5 cm (11 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.199

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

numbered and signed below image, in graphite: 17/60 Dressler; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: A. Dressler / "Frau am Fenster" / Litho / ND 6095

Wikidata ID

Q76556338

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