1914
ink
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The African is a 1914 ink by Max Pechstein, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting is called The African, made by Max Pechstein in 1914. It's a woodcut, a type of print made from wood. The artist was part of a group that liked direct and natural art, influenced by objects from Africa and Oceania, which they saw in museums, and this woodcut presents the head and shoulders of a woman. To learn more about this style, look up the technique: woodcut.
Woodcut printed in black ink on brown paper, the image depicts a woman’s head and shoulders viewed from below, with foliage in the background. The composition reflects stylistic influences from African sculpture, particularly in the simplified, bold treatment of facial features, neck, and breasts. The work was created in 1914 by Max Pechstein, a German Expressionist associated with the group *Die Brücke*.
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Hermann Max Pechstein (German pronunciation: ; 31 December 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a member of the Die Brücke group.
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