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The image is an illustration of a figure on the right page of an open book. The person is leaning forward slightly, appearing focused on a task. The facial features are not distinct, and the hair seems dark and possibly short. The individual is dressed in dark clothing blending into the shadows. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is minimalistic and dark, with a highlighted area indicating a window at the upper right casting light into the room. The page is filled with German text and contains a handwritten marking at the bottom of the illustration.
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The image is an illustration of a figure on the right page of an open book. The person is leaning forward slightly, appearing focused on a task. The facial features are not distinct, and the hair seems dark and possibly short. The individual is dressed in dark clothing blending into the shadows. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is minimalistic and dark, with a highlighted area indicating a window at the upper right casting light into the room. The page is filled with German text and contains a handwritten marking at the bottom of the illustration.

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Akaki zeigt dem Schneider die auszubessernden Stellen (Akaki Shows the Tailor the Areas to be Mended) (plate 3) from Der Mantel (The Coat)

Walter Gramatté

Date
1919
Medium
lithograph from a bound volume with 12 lithographs and one relief print on laid JW Zanders paper
Dimensions
book: 25.8 × 20.4 × 1 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/16 × 3/8 in.)
Classification
Volume
Accession number
2012.92.623.4
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Volume
Der Mantel (The Coat)

Subjects and terms

  • lithograph
Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 3, 1988; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

First lithograph signed and dated in graphite bottom right: Walter Gramatté / 18.; the remaining 11 lithographs initialed in graphite: WG[?] 18

NGA object ID 228031. 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.