Das Gemetzel

1923

Eddy Smith

Associated Names
Eddy Smith

Artist, German, 1895 - 1957

The image shows two figures depicted from the waist up. The primary figure, a young person, is seated at a table and facing a set of miniature figurines. The figure has a distinct facial profile, large eyes, and a small mouth, with dramatic hair styled upwards. They wear a suit with an exaggerated collar and sash. The second figure in the background appears in an ethereal, ghostly manner and has an elongated face, deep-set eyes, an elongated nose, and wispy hair. The setting is minimal, focusing on the characters and the tabletop, where small soldier-like figures are placed. A hand is visible holding a tool under the table. The overall composition has a surreal, floating quality, with a plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.1 × 15 cm (6 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 33.7 cm (15 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.477


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maas Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., gift from Jörg and Sabine Mass, November 1, 2006; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite: Probedruck / DAS GEMETZEL; below image, at right, in graphite: ES 23; on verso, in graphite, by later hand: 124

Wikidata ID

Q76557011

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