Meine Mutter

1927

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image shows a head and shoulders view of a person in a front-facing position. The person has softly defined eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The hair is shoulder-length with flowing lines. There is a swirling dark pattern against a lighter background, contrasting with the lighter tones on the face. Signatures are visible in two corners of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.2 × 37 cm (19 × 14 9/16 in.)
    plate: 37 × 32 cm (14 9/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.248

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 229

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Martin Sumers Graphics, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased April 18, 1989; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932, no. 229.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Walter 27 [in reverse]; signed by artist, lower right under platemark, in graphite: Walter Gramatté 27; by later hand, lower left, in graphite: WALTER GRAMATTé E229 S eTCH 1927

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556455

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