Mrs. Vernot

1906

Gabriele Münter

Associated Names
Gabriele Münter

Artist, German, 1877 - 1962

The image shows a close-up portrait of a man's face, with minimal suggestion of his neck and shoulders. The man's head is turned slightly to the left, looking straight ahead. His facial features are depicted with strong contrasts of light and shadow. The man has dark, wavy hair that blends into the shadows, and the lighting accentuates the contours of his face. His clothing is barely visible, mostly suggested by abstract shapes of lighter and darker areas. The background is a solid dark tone, and there are no visible objects or jewelry in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color linocut in two shades of green and laid Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.7 × 12.2 cm (6 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 21 × 14 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.404


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

monogrammed in image, at bottom right: M; on verso, in graphite: 38

Wikidata ID

Q76556838

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