Männer im Boot II (Men in a Boat II)

1918

Edwin Scharff

Associated Names
Edwin Scharff

Artist, German, 1887 - 1955

The image showcases an array of intersecting angular lines and curves, forming an abstract composition. The shapes resemble intertwined human figures in dynamic movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 × 13.2 cm (7 1/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.2 × 25.6 cm (12 5/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.209.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in image: 1918; lower right in image: ES; lower right in graphite: Edwin Scharff; lower left in graphite: 18/20; upper verso in graphite: Neue Kunst Hans Goltz München Briennerstr. 8.; lower verso in graphite: P. 1764 Edwin Scharff / Männer in Boot II

Wikidata ID

Q77016059

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