Ostfriesisches Haus [East Frisian House]

1922

Franz Radziwill

Associated Names
Franz Radziwill

Artist, German, 1895 - 1993

The point of view is slightly elevated. The horizon line is not distinctly marked, with distant hills or mountains forming a natural boundary. The artwork features bold, black linear strokes creating textures and shapes defining the landscape and structures. The strokes give the image a dynamic and somewhat abstract quality. The overall color palette contrasts black lines with beige paper. A path with vegetation leads to thatched roofs with distinct patterns. In the background, rounded hills blend into the sky, etched with linear details, simplifying the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on heavy wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.4 × 24 cm (7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 × 40 cm (11 1/4 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.442

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Presler 2008, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 15, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Presler, Gerd. Franz Radziwill, 1895-1983, die Druckgraphik, ein Werkverzeichnis. Karlsruhe: Engelhardt & Bauer, 1993: no. 15, only

2008

  • Presler, Gerd. Franz Radziwill, 1895-1983, die Druckgraphik, ein Werkverzeichnis, 2nd edition. Karlsruhe: Engelhardt & Bauer, 2008: no. 15

Inscriptions

signed below image, in graphite: Fr. Radziwill

Wikidata ID

Q76556922

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