Bust of a Weary Man, Self-portrait (Ermüdender Kopf, Selbstporträt)

1922

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image displays a close-up artistic depiction of a person's head and shoulders. The person's head is slightly tilted, and their gaze is directed forward. The facial features are abstract and heavily stylized, with exaggerated eyes, nose, and lips. The hair is depicted with sharp, linear strokes that create a textured appearance, with a reddish area near the forehead. The person appears to be wearing a garment with visible horizontal lines suggesting clothing. The background consists of a textured, cloudy effect, with swirling patterns blending into the figure. No visible jewelry or handheld objects are present in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving, printed in green and red

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.5 × 38 cm (21 1/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
    plate: 25 × 24 cm (9 13/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.253

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 157

  • Series Title

    Das Gesicht

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 3, 1999; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Eckhardt, Ferdinand. Das graphische Werk von Walter Gramatte. Zurich: Amalthea-Verlag, 1932, no. 157.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under platemark, in graphite: Walter Gramatté; by later hand, upper right, in graphite: g; by later hand, verso lower left, in graphite: 277

Markings

stamp, verso cetner, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556468

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