Head of a Woman (Frauenkopf)

1916

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Associated Names
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Artist, German, 1884 - 1976

The image consists of intersecting bold angular shapes forming an abstract composition hinting at a human face with headgear. The use of thick lines and geometric patterns is reminiscent of Cubist art. The face is created with sharp triangles and rectangles outlining eyes, nose, and mouth. Near the bottom, there is a pattern resembling a scarf or beads.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Ruth Ivor

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.7 x 17.9 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 x 24.5 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.73.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schapire 1924, Vol. W, no. 191

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Ivor, New York; gift to NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1924

  • Schapire, Rosa. Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs graphische Werk bis 1923. Berlin: Euphorion-Verlag, 1924.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: 1916; typeset lower left verso: SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF: Frauenkopf. Holzschnitt

Wikidata ID

Q75124767

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