1922
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Adam and Eve (Adam und Eva) is a 1922 ink by Otto Mueller, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two figures standing close together in a forest. One has long hair and holds a branch, while the other stands slightly behind, facing the same way. The trees around them are drawn with rough, jagged lines, making the scene feel wild and untamed. The artist used a technique where they scraped into the inked surface to create texture. This gives the print a raw, almost sketchy look, like the scene was drawn quickly. Check out lithography to see how this printing method works.
Otto Mueller (16 October 1874 – 24 September 1930) was a German painter and printmaker of the Die Brücke expressionist movement.
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