Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938)

Woman Buttoning Her Shoe (Frau, Schuh zuknöpfend)

Date:

(1912, published 1913)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 12 3/16 x 9 13/16" (31 x 25 cm); sheet: 13 3/8 x 12 1/16" (34 x 30.7 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid.

Publisher:

Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann, Berlin

Printer:

unknown for Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann, Berlin

Edition:

unknown (approx. 30); plus several proofs printed by the artist before edition

Credit Line:

Larry Aldrich Fund (by exchange)

Reference:

Sch. (H)211. Dube (H)206/B. Gercken 566.

MoMA Number:

78.1955

Themes:

Primitivism, Sex

Techniques:

Woodcut