Peter with a Gunshot Wound in His Forehead

1918

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image depicts a close-up of a person's face. The individual's features are shown in detail, including wide eyes, arched eyebrows, distinct lines around the mouth, and short, dark hair. The expression is intense, with tears drawn as black streaks running down the face. The image is in black and grey tones, with a blank background focusing solely on the face.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.7 × 28.2 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
    plate: 17.2 × 12.7 cm (6 3/4 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.240

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 119

  • Series Title

    Der Rebell

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, December 8-9, 1994, lot 289); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739); gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932, no. 119.

Inscriptions

by later hand, verso lower left, in graphite: "Der Rebell" I / 80 [circled]

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Watermarks

coart of arms with fleur-de-lis, surmounted with letters MLE [cut off]

Wikidata ID

Q76556437

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