The Fur Neck Piece

1917

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image shows the upper half of a person's body, focusing mainly on the face and shoulders. The person is in a seated position, with their gaze directed sideways. Their facial features are outlined with bold lines, highlighting the eyebrows, prominent cheekbones, and full lips. The hair is depicted with an exaggerated, spiky appearance. The person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and a voluminous dark fur garment. The figure's hands are brought up towards their face, with one hand clasped around the fur piece, and the other posed near their chin. The person has a bangle on one wrist. The background is sparse, with minimal decoration, featuring a simple vase-like outline and faint, indistinct lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.9 x 31.7 cm (15 11/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 51.2 x 37.8 cm (20 3/16 x 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.351

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. R85


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Schaefer, Montevideo, Uruguay; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1950 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1921

  • Fechter, Paul. Das graphische Werk: Max Pechstein. Berlin: Verlag Gurlitt, 1921, no. 79.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. R85.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HMPechstein

Markings

stamped verso in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

Wikidata ID

Q65362596

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