La Amable

1924

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

This image is an abstract line drawing of a person's upper body and face in profile. The person's head is turned slightly to the left and tilted upwards, with their gaze directed off into the distance. The facial features, including focused eyes, a prominent nose, and slightly parted lips, are defined with strong lines. The hair is depicted with flowing, curved lines to suggest long, wavy strands. The clothing is represented by simple lines framing the shoulders and neck. There are no jewelry or objects depicted with the individual. The background is a textured, neutral tone that complements the monochromatic linework. The drawing emphasizes minimalism and simplicity, highlighting the person's key features and posture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching printed in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32 × 26.9 cm (12 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.6 × 34.8 cm (20 11/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.244

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 178, State only

  • Series Title

    Frau (Plate 2)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernest Rathenau (no mark); (his estate sale, Sotheby's, London, April 20, 1988, lot 286); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932: no. 178, only

Inscriptions

signed and dated below image, at right, in graphite: Walter Gramatté / 24; at lower left margin, in graphite: Probedruck. Roh (?); on verso, in graphite, by later hand: E. 178 E. 178

Wikidata ID

Q76556447

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