Girl with Hand

1923

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image is an artistic etching featuring a close-up of a person's head and shoulders. The person is depicted with their hands positioned in front of them, partially obscuring the lower portion of their face. The person's face is characterized by prominent etching lines that highlight their eyes, nose, and mouth, creating a textured appearance. Their hair appears to be medium-length, framing the face with soft, curved lines. The clothing is not distinctly visible due to the abstract nature of the artwork. The background is filled with dark, textured shading, providing contrast to the lighter tone of the person's face and hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.7 × 20.8 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 45 × 33.1 cm (17 11/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.247

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 168, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernest Rathenau (no mark); (his estate sale, Sotheby's, London, April 20, 1988, lot 268); (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. 168, only

Inscriptions

signed and dated below image, at right, in graphite: Walter Gramatté / 23; numbered below image, at left, in graphite, by later hand: I/X; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: E 168

Wikidata ID

Q76556454

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