Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884–1976)

Christ and the Adulteress (Kristus und die Ehebrecherin) from the portfolio 9 Woodcuts by Schmidt-Rottluff (9 Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff)

Date:

(1918)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 15 9/16 x 19 5/8" (39.5 x 49.9 cm); sheet: 20 x 25 13/16" (50.8 x 65.6 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid (Van Gelder Zonen).

Publisher:

Kurt Wolff Verlag, Munich

Printer:

W. Drugulin, Leipzig

Edition:

75; plus several proofs printed by the artist

Credit Line:

Gertrud A. Mellon Fund

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Schapire (W)215.

MoMA Number:

2468.1967

Themes:

Primitivism, Religion

Techniques:

Woodcut