Einsamkeit (Loneliness)

1900

Karl Hofer

Associated Names
Karl Hofer

Artist, German, 1878 - 1955

The image depicts a landscape seen from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is low in the frame, emphasizing the sky above. The sky is filled with dark, swirling clouds and beams of light breaking through. The etching style uses cross-hatching brushstrokes for texture and depth, showing tonal contrast between light and shadow. A silhouette of a figure stands near us, leaning on a staff. Nearby, a water path reflects light in sinuous shapes, leading to a group of darkened shapes. The color scheme is monochromatic with black, gray, and white tones creating a moody atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.7 x 21.5 cm (6 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 31 x 43 cm (12 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.290

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1969, Vol. R, no. 8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hans Reinhart, Winterthur. (Galerie Glöckner, Cologne); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 2, 1992; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Karl Hofer; das graphische Werk. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1969: no. R 8

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Einsamkeith; lower right in graphite: 1900; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Rath. R 8

Wikidata ID

Q76556543

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