Einsame

1914

Heinrich Tischler

Associated Names
Heinrich Tischler

Artist, Polish, 1892 - 1938

The image displays a series of intricately etched lines forming an array of angular and curved shapes. This abstract composition features patterns that resemble faces hidden within the design, with eyes and mouths discernible amidst the swirling lines. The overlapping lines and shading enhance the abstract nature, guiding the viewer's eye through a maze-like pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23 × 12.3 cm (9 1/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 × 20 cm (11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.487

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Weston Gallery, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased September 18, 1984; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

monogrammed in image, at bottom left: HT; below image, at left, in graphite: Probed. "Einsame"; below image, at right, in graphite: H. Tischler 14 / No 73

Wikidata ID

Q76557033

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