Butter Woman

1917

Otto Lange

Associated Names
Otto Lange

Artist, German, 1879 - 1944

The image features a variety of jagged, angular shapes and bold lines intersecting and overlapping. At the center are two faces with sharp features that resemble caricatures with exaggerated eyes and expressions. The shapes resemble cloaked figures engaged in various activities, with one figure appearing to be peeling a round fruit. The color scheme includes vibrant yellows and blues, creating a dynamic and energetic composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.3 × 23.6 cm (12 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 46 × 29.8 cm (18 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.351

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boettger 1919, no. 164, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 5, 2003; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1919

  • Boettger, Fritz. Otto Lange: Verz. seiner Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Linoleumschnitte' u. Steinzeichn. Dresden, 1919: no. 164, only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: Hand. Selbstdruck; below image, at right, in graphite: OttoLange; at bottom right corner, in graphite, by later hand: 50; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: 214; 73

Wikidata ID

Q76556696

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