Max Weber Woodcut "Two Figures", 1956
Item Details
Max Weber (American, 1881 – 1961)
Two Figures, block cut circa 1918, printed 1956
Woodcut on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks by Max Weber
Includes a photocopy of title and tirage page from book
Max Weber is most well known for his role in introducing Cubism to American artists. Born in a Polish town that was then a part of the Russian Empire, Weber and his family emigrated to the United States during his childhood. He received his formal art education at the Pratt Institute and the Académie Julian. It was in Paris that he was exposed to modernist artists like Henri Rousseau, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. During his lifetime, his works were exhibited at Alfred Steiglitz’s 291 Gallery, the Newark Museum’s first modernist exhibition, and the Museum of Modern Art. Today, his works can be found in numerous museums throughout the United States, such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, and more.
Condition
- perforation along the left edge from previous spiral binding; minor marks to the sheet.
Dimensions
- measures backing; sheet measures 6.5" W x 9.75" H; plate measures 1.75" W x 4.25" H.
Item #
ITMG385774