Frau mit Spiegel
Woman with mirror
Cesar Klein, Frau mit Spiegel © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Foto: Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB - Annette Hiller

Woman with mirror, 1917

ArtistCesar Klein, Hamburg 1876–1954 Lübeck
Coloured woodcut
Image dimensions33,4 × 30,7 cm
Sheet dimensions49,8 × 37,3 cm
Status
on display, room 018.4
About the workCesar Klein, who studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1897 to 1900 and then transferred to the teaching institute at the Museum of Applied Arts in Berlin, was famous for his interior designs as well as his stage and film sets. His woodcuts are characterised by delicate traces of watercolours along the printed lines. This translucent paint applied after printing makes each image a unique piece. With diagonally arranged objects and lines at acute angles, the artist creates the impression of spatiality and movement.
AccessionAcquisition 1951
Inventory numberK 1951-297
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