Untitled [Street Scene]
Artist: Ludwig Meidner (German, 1884-1966)
Date: 1913
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (410 x 310mm)
Images: 6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (169 x 139mm)
Medium: Drypoint on tan wove paper
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Sunderman Hoerner
Object number: 2002.28
Label Text:Street scenes of Berlin and its environs, Ludwig Meidner was particularly drawn to the frenetically expanding metropolis that he found brutal, menacing, thrilling, corrupt, and on the verge of catastrophic self-destruction. This drypoint of Wilmersdorf, a Berlin suburb, reflects the social and emotional upheaval of Germany on the brink of what artists ands other intellectuals hoped would be a cathartic and regenerative apocalypse. Buildings are on
In his the verge of collapse, the sky bursts with dynamic power both energetic and terrifying, while the isolated residents plod on, seemingly unaware of the coming storm. As Meidner wrote, “Painters, poets—who else is obliged to fight for the just cause but we? In us the conscience of the world pounds mightily.”
In his the verge of collapse, the sky bursts with dynamic power both energetic and terrifying, while the isolated residents plod on, seemingly unaware of the coming storm. As Meidner wrote, “Painters, poets—who else is obliged to fight for the just cause but we? In us the conscience of the world pounds mightily.”
DescriptionOne drypoint engraving on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil.
One drypoint engraving on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil.
One drypoint engraving on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil.
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