The Artist's Wife

1900/1925

Cuno Amiet

Associated Names
Cuno Amiet

Artist, Swiss, 1868 - 1961

The sketch depicts a person standing in a slight three-quarter profile view. The figure is standing upright, facing away from the viewer with their head slightly turned. Facial features are not distinctly defined, and they appear to have styled hair, possibly covered by a broad-brimmed hat. The person is wearing a long dress that reaches the ground and seems to be holding something in their hands, likely flowers. The background is minimally detailed with abstract elements that suggest a setting. The sketch is on aged or earthy-toned paper, giving it a vintage feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in light brown on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.9 x 16.5 cm (7 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 23.8 x 21.6 cm (9 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.87.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mandach 1939, no. 13, State trial proof

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, M.D., purchased September 8, 1990; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • Mandach, Conrad von. "Cuno Amiet, Vollständiges Verzeichnis der Druckgraphik des Künstlers." Jahresaugabe der Schweiz. Graphischen Gesellschaft. Thun and Bern: 1939.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: Hanni Blass (?)

Wikidata ID

Q75125993

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