Dancing

1922

Wilhelm Oesterle

Associated Names
Wilhelm Oesterle

Artist, German, 1876 - 1928

The image shows an abstract sketch of a figure in a dynamic pose, with one knee raised and arms reaching out. The face is turned upwards, and the hair flows backward. The figure's clothing is suggested through flowing lines that wrap around the body. There are no visible objects or jewelry on the figure. The background is plain with a neutral, textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint printed with plate tone on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.5 × 27.4 cm (12 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.5 × 35.1 cm (15 3/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.424

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

monogrammed in image, at bottom right: OW 22; signed and numbered below image, in graphite: 7/50 Wilh. Oesterle

Wikidata ID

Q76556883

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