Max Pechstein (German, 1881–1955)

Killing of the Banquet Roast (Erlegung des Festbratens) from the periodical Der Sturm, vol. 2, no. 93 (January 1912)

Date:

1911 (published 1912)

Medium:

Woodcut, with watercolor additions

Dimensions:

composition: 8 7/8 x 10 3/8" (22.6 x 26.4 cm); sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 7/16" (24 x 29 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid, mounted on paperboard.

Publisher:

Verlag Der Sturm, Berlin

Printer:

Carl Hause, Berlin

Edition:

Special edition, signed, with watercolor additions: 100 [this ex.]; regular edition: unknown (several 1000)

Credit Line:

Purchase

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Reference:

K. (H)131. Not in F. Rifkind 2218. Söhn 53837.

MoMA Number:

458.1953

Themes:

Nature, Nude, Primitivism

Techniques:

Woodcut