Bust of a Young Man, Self-portrait (Knabenkopf, Selbstporträt)

1922/1923

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

The image shows a portrait of a person from the head up. The person is facing slightly to their right. The facial features are drawn with pronounced lines, including the eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is short and styled upwards with curved and straight lines. There are reddish tones on the cheeks and nose. The clothing includes a collar detail. The background is textured with a speckled appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving, printed in green with red ink applied with fingertips

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.8 × 36.5 cm (20 13/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
    plate: 32.5 × 24.5 cm (12 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.259

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eckhardt 1932, no. 162

  • Series Title

    Das Gesicht

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1993, lot 446); 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. 162.

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556479

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