1913
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Three Kneeling Women (Drei Frauen knied) is a 1913 ink by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three nude women kneeling in a row, their bodies twisted and elongated. Their arms are raised or resting, and their heads tilt slightly. The lines are loose and scratchy, giving a sense of movement even though the figures are still. The artist used a drypoint technique, which creates fine, detailed lines by scratching into a metal plate. This method makes the marks look almost like quick sketches. Next, look up technique: drypoint to see how this process works.
Wilhelm Lehmbruck (4 January 1881 – 25 March 1919) was a German sculptor. One of the most important of his generation, he was influenced by realism and expressionism.
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