Self-Portrait

1917

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image depicts a person in a three-quarter view, with their head turned slightly to one side. The facial features are accentuated with shadows and angular lines. The person's hair is dark and slicked back. They are wearing a collared garment. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain. Bold lines and textures are used in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.9 x 14 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24 x 20 cm (9 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.377

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. R91

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. 83.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. R91.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HMP1917; lower left in graphite: Probedruick

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q65362646

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