Fischer II

1916

Otto Lange

Associated Names
Otto Lange

Artist, German, 1879 - 1944

This is a painting of a group of figures launching a red boat into water. The painting features several figures dressed in dark clothing, pushing a large red boat with white accents against a background of swirling blues and purples. The composition is dynamic, with strong, bold outlines and contrasting colors that create a sense of movement. The use of expressionistic elements like the exaggerated shapes and distorted proportions adds to the feeling of intensity and struggle in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on thin Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23 × 27.4 cm (9 1/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 × 30.4 cm (11 7/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boettger 1919, no. 144, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 1, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1919

  • Boettger, Fritz. Otto Lange: Verz. seiner Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Linoleumschnitte' u. Steinzeichn. Dresden, 1919: no. 144, only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: HandSelbstdruck; below image, at right, in graphite: OttoLange; above image, at right, in graphite: Fischer II; below image, at center, in graphite, by later hand: 1700

Wikidata ID

Q76556690

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