Dr. Edwin Finlay-Freundlich

1918

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image displays the upper portion of a person’s body from the shoulders up in a stylized black-and-white print. The person is facing slightly to the viewer's right, with the head turned to the side. The facial features are abstract, with sharp lines and angles representing the eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is styled upwards and backwards with bold, curved lines. The clothing has minimal detail, depicted with closely spaced lines to suggest texture and folds. There is no visible jewelry. The background is solid black, emphasizing the strong contrast and graphic nature of the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.6 x 23.2 cm (14 x 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 61.2 x 48.5 cm (24 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.357

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. H205

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1921

  • Fechter, Paul. Das graphische Werk: Max Pechstein. Berlin: Verlag Gurlitt, 1921, no. 141.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. H205.

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

Q65362619

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