Woman with a Cat

1920

Josef Eberz

Associated Names
Josef Eberz

Artist, German, 1880 - 1942

The image shows angular and curved lines forming an abstract composition. In the foreground, there is a shape resembling a human figure holding an animal that looks like a cat. The human figure is composed of a mix of sharp geometric and flowing organic forms, while the background includes fragmented shapes suggesting a chaotic, nature-inspired scene with leaf-like structures and a crescent moon. The color palette includes rich hues of green, blue, pink, and orange.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut worked over with watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.8 × 13.8 cm (5 7/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.3 × 26.8 cm (16 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.200

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 26, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lettered in image, at lower right: E; signed below image, at right, in graphite: J. Eberz

Wikidata ID

Q76556340

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