Woman in the Waves (Frau in Wellen)
Max Pechstein
European Art
MEDIUM
Hand-colored lithograph in orange, blue, green, black on white wove paper
DATES
1917
DIMENSIONS
Image: 10 13/16 x 10 1/4 in. (27.5 x 26 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 13 3/4 in. (29.1 x 34.9 cm)
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SIGNATURE
Signed, "M. Pechstein" lower right of composition in pencil
INSCRIPTIONS
Lower left: "1."
ACCESSION NUMBER
38.790
CREDIT LINE
By exchange
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1938, provenance not yet documented; before 1938, acquired by J. B. Neumann, New York, NY; 1938, purchased from J. B. Neumann by the Brooklyn Museum, by exchange.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Max Pechstein (Zwickau, Germany, 1881–1955, Berlin, Germany (former West Berlin)). Woman in the Waves (Frau in Wellen), 1917. Hand-colored lithograph in orange, blue, green, black on white wove paper, Image: 10 13/16 x 10 1/4 in. (27.5 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 38.790. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.790_view1_PS12.jpg)
STATE
Impression 1
IMAGE
overall, 38.790_view1_PS12.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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