Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884–1976)

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (Petri Fischzug) from the portfolio 9 Woodcuts by Schmidt-Rottluff (9 Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff)

Date:

1918

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 15 9/16 x 19 9/16" (39.5 x 49.7 cm); sheet: 21 x 27 3/4" (53.3 x 70.5 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove.

Publisher:

Kurt Wolff Verlag, Munich

Printer:

The artist, W. Drugulin, Leipzig

Edition:

Proof before the edition of 75; plus unknown number of proofs printed by the artist

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Gertrud A. Mellon

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Schapire (W)214.

MoMA Number:

918.1969

Themes:

Nude, Primitivism, Religion

Techniques:

Woodcut