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Irregular, jagged black shapes are spread across a cream-colored background in this image. The abstract nature of the artwork resembles a network of cracks or veins. The composition appears dynamic, with sharp edges and scattered formations creating a sense of movement and depth.
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Irregular, jagged black shapes are spread across a cream-colored background in this image. The abstract nature of the artwork resembles a network of cracks or veins. The composition appears dynamic, with sharp edges and scattered formations creating a sense of movement and depth.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Acker mit Weib (Woman in a Field)

Wilhelm Morgner

Date
1912
Medium
woodcut on Japan tissue
Dimensions
plate: 37.6 × 57.7 cm (14 13/16 × 22 11/16 in.) sheet: 46.6 × 64 cm (18 3/8 × 25 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.389
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • non-representational
Provenance

Heinrich Stinnes [1867-1932], Cologne (Lugt 1376a). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 25, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

titled, signed and dated below image: Acker mit Weib - Holzschnitt Handdruck No. 1 Wilhelm Morgner. 1912; below image, in graphite, by later hand: Gr. 6660; 1/7.

NGA object ID 153784. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.