The Workers

1937-1940 (printed 1973)

Max Weber

Associated Names
Max Weber

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

This is a print of a group of figures engaged in physical activity. The image is monochromatic, showing several humanoid figures pulling a heavy object. Their bodies are bent with effort and their faces are obscured. The background is a dark field with light patches. The overall impression is one of struggle and tension, conveyed through strong contrasts and bold, simplified forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jack and Margrit Vanderryn

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 30.16 cm (9 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.81 × 30.16 cm (9 3/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.114.63

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rubenstein 2013, no. 43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Harbor Gallery, New York); (Swann Galleries, New York, March 8, 2001, sale 1891, lot 585); Jack and Margrit Vanderryn, Bethesda, Maryland, 2001; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2013

  • Rubenstein, Daryl R. Max Weber: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Graphic Work. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2013, p. 236, no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right corner in black ink by unknown hand: 2/50; lower left verso in black ink by unknown hand: #42

Markings

stamped lower left corner: E-MW [circled]; stamped upper left verso: E-MW [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77015840

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