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Woodcut

1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Schmidt-Rottluff, Karl (designer)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Printed contents sheet. The text is flanked by a male and a female nude, and masks


Object details

Categories
Prints
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Printing Ink
Wood-Cutting
Brief description
Contents sheet for the portfolio 'Zehn Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff', published by J. B. Neumann, Berlin, 1919. The text is flanked by a male and female nude, and masks. Woodcut by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Physical description
Printed contents sheet. The text is flanked by a male and a female nude, and masks
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.8cm
  • Width: 39.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' S. Rottluff' (Signed in pencil)
  • '[19]19 12' (With combined date and serial number)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dr Rosa Schapire
Subjects depicted
Nude
Male
Female
Masks
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Schapire, Rosa. Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs Graphisches Werk bis 1923. Berlin: Euphorion Verlag, 1924.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1293-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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