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Am Wasser (At the water)

Max Pechstein

Artwork Details

Am Wasser (At the water)
1907
Max Pechstein
woodcut on thin, slightly textured cream Japan paper
8 11/16 x 10 9/16 in. (22 x 26.8 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1994/2.10

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Description

March 28, 2009
The Expressionist artist Max Pechstein made this woodcut during his years in Dresdan while he was a member of Die Brücke (The Bridge) in 1907 (the date 1906 on certain impressions has been thought incorrect). Pechstein's long, curving cuts on the wood block smooth out the anatomy of these crouching male bathers and throw their physiques, sharply illuminated from the left, into stark relief.

Subject Matter:

The Expressionist artist Max Pechstein made this woodcut during his years in Dresdan while he was a member of the Brücke group in 1907 (the date 1906 on certain impressions has been thought incorrect). Pechstein's long, curving cuts on the wood block smooth out the anatomy of these crouching male bathers and throw their physiques, sharply illuminated from the left, into stark relief.

Physical Description:

Print depicting two nude males crouching with their back to the viewer while looking out over a body of water

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