Hindu Village (Das Hindudorf)

c. 1925

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

This is a drawing of a lively, bustling scene with many figures engaged in various activities. There is an elephant in the center, surrounded by trees and structures. The figures are depicted with expressive, sketchy lines, engaging in actions like dancing or participating in a ceremony. The sketch-like lines give the drawing a dynamic and energetic quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.8 × 15 cm (3 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 × 27.5 cm (12 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.218

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, no. 37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Cole Kainen [1929-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 26, 2005; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, no. 37.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: Gangolf; by artist, lower right, in graphite: In danke [illegible] Erinnerung / an eine Th[illegible]stunde / P. G.

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556382

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