Artwork
Listening
Listening is an ink print by Walter Gramatté. It dates from 1920 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:signed and dated below image, at right, in graphite: Gramatté / 20/21
About this work
Overview
Listening is a 1920 lithograph on light orange paper by Walter Gramatté, a German artist associated with Expressionism.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a profile view of a person's face and shoulders, lost in thought. The image conveys introspection and emotional depth, reflecting Gramatté's experiences with illness and the aftermath of World War I.
Technique & Style
Gramatté employed a scratchy, textured style, giving the image a sketch-like quality. The contrast between the black-and-white lithograph and the warm orange paper adds to the work's expressive effect.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Walter Gramatté (8 January 1897 in Berlin – 9 February 1929 in Hamburg) was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism.
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