Mother | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M12485
People: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German (Rottluff near Chemnitz 1884 - 1976 West Berlin)
Title: Mother
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Mutter
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1916
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/259741

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

Sheet: 61 x 42 cm (24 x 16 1/2 in.)
Image: 38 x 31 cm (14 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r., in graphite: S. Rottluff
inscription:
l.l., in graphite: Kopf eines Mannes
inscription:
l.m., in graphite: # 5061 Head of a man

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Ferdinand Roten Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, October 6, 1950.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Sch. 194

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, George R. Nutter Fund
Accession Year: 1950
Object Number: M12485
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 1440 Secessionism: Munich, Vienna, Berlin (Expressionism), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/10/2023 - 03/11/2024

Verification Level

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M12485: Mother