Girl with Cat

1920

Hans Orlowski

Associated Names
Hans Orlowski

Artist, German, 1894 - 1967

The image shows a person and a cat. The person is detailed from the shoulders up, facing slightly diagonally. Their facial features are abstract and angular, with sharp eyes, a long nose, and full lips. The person's hair is styled short. They wear a dark textured garment on their upper body. The person holds a cat facing outward; the cat also has abstract features, such as pointed ears and stylized eyes. In the background, there is a window hinting at an indoor setting. The style is graphic with strong contrasts between light and dark areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Elizabeth Gottschalk Krakauer

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 x 19.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 30.7 cm (15 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.75.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarzenberger 1965, no. 55

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1965

  • Schwarzenberger, Fritz. Werkverzeichnis Hans Orlowski. 5 vols. Berlin: Hans-Orlowski-Kreis, 1965-1972.

Inscriptions

in printer's hand, lower left below image in graphite: gedr.F.Voigt; lower right below image in graphite: Orlowski; in other hand, lower left verso in graphite: Hans Orlowsk i / "Madchen mit Katze"

Markings

BS: DIE SCHAFFENDEN

Watermarks

JW ZAN DERS 1919

Wikidata ID

Q74877482

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