Mother Love

1920

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

Artist, American, born Russia (now Poland), 1881 - 1961

The image is a print showing two figures, with their upper bodies and heads prominently featured. The primary figure, a woman, is positioned in an embrace with another smaller figure, possibly a child, in front of her. Both of their faces feature stylized, exaggerated features such as large eyes and prominent noses. The woman has long, flowing hair, and the child has a simpler hairstyle. The clothing depicted is simple and stylized, with flowing lines suggesting drapery. The surrounding area includes elements that might represent fabric patterns or abstract designs. In the background, patterns and shading create a contrast that adds depth to the overall design. There is an abstract pattern on the lower section of the print, which includes geometric elements that may resemble a decorative surface. The print is monochromatic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.38 × 5.4 cm (4 7/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 13.18 cm (7 7/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 35


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Swann Galleries, New York, March 3, 2011, sale 2238, lot 436): Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 2011; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1926

  • Weber, Max. Primitives: Poems and Woodcuts. New York: Spiral Press, 1926.

1956

  • Weber, Max. Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks. New York: E. Weyhe, 1956.

2002

  • Burk, Efram L. "A Singular Vision: Max Weber's Artist Book, Primitives." Southeastern College Art Conference Review 14, no. 2 (2002): 127-136.

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, pp. 45, 214-218, fig. 11, no. 35.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Max Weber

Wikidata ID

Q77015826

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