"You are Charged with the Murder of Your Father (Book IX: Preliminary Investigation, facing p.348)

1949

Fritz Eichenberg

Associated Names
Fritz Eichenberg

Artist, American, 1901 - 1990

The image shows four men in half-body positions. The central figure wears a top hat and round glasses, carries a briefcase, and appears to be holding a cane. To his right, a man with a stern expression wears a thick coat with a high collar and a hat with a medallion, also carrying a cane. Another figure slightly behind him wears a similar hat and coat, holding a long rifle upright. The man at the forefront on the left, with a scowling expression, sports a heavy coat and another top hat. Their facial features are characterized by intense, deep-set eyes. They appear to be standing close together. The background is dark and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.4 × 16.6 cm (8 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 × 20.1 cm (12 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.59

  • Series Title

    Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" [1950.17.29-78]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Fritz Eichenberg" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "E." lower left composition, in stone, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65224025

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