id:			133108
accession number:	1955.507
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.507
updated:		2023-04-01 11:07:50.261000

Head of a Fisherman, 1922. Max Pechstein (German, 1881–1955). Woodcut; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1955.507 © Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

title:				Head of a Fisherman
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creation date:			1922
creation date earliest:		1922
creation date latest:		1922
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
copyright:			© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	woodcut
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Woodcut
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Krüger H269

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CREATORS

* Max Pechstein (German, 1881–1955)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
	opening date:   1958-03-03T05:00:00
	<i>Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

	title:		German Expressionist Graphics
	opening date:   1980-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>German Expressionist Graphics</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 7-October 5, 1980).

	title:		Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper
	opening date:   2018-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).

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Through portraits of rural workers including fishermen and farmers, Max Pechstein explored his interest in people whom he perceived as rugged and natural. Here, he capitalized on the rough-hewn character of the wood to enhance the fisherman’s strong features, using a gouge and cutting along the grain without any preparatory drawing. The result is a frank and immediate presentation of a wizened face that reveals years of arduous work at sea.
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