Erich Heckel

1909

Max Pechstein

Associated Names
Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

The image shows a drawing of a man's head and upper torso in a three-quarter view. The man has expressive facial features, a mustache, and a beard. He has short, textured hair and wears a loose garment, possibly a shirt. There is minimal detail in the background. The drawing is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.8 x 42.6 cm (22 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.27.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Krüger 1988, no. L76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R.M. Light, Santa Barbara, California); acquired 1972 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 130.

Bibliography

1921

  • Fechter, Paul. Das graphische Werk: Max Pechstein. Berlin: Verlag Gurlitt, 1921, no. 69.

1988

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins. Hamburg: Max Pechstein-Archiv, 1988, no. L76.

Inscriptions

upper right in stone: HMP / 08; lower right in graphite: HMPechstein

Wikidata ID

Q65575302

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