The Lord's Prayer, sheet 1 (Das Vaterunser) / Max Pechstein

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Accession Number
1948/1.423
Title
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 1 (Das Vaterunser)
Artist
Max Pechstein
Artist Nationality
German
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1955
Object Creation Date
1921
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Germany (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Germany (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
Expressionist
Inscription
Signed: HMPechstein Inscription in image: Das Vater Unser. Holzschnitte von HM Pechstein
Dimensions
59.7 cm x 41.3 cm (23 1/2 in. x 16 1/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Physical Description
This title sheet from Pechstein's "The Lord's Prayer" portfolio has the title of the series in large letters and an attribution to Pechstein at the bottom. Beneath the word "Vater," a man leans over a table, his hands folded in prayer. Two other praying men in profile bracket the word "Unser" near the bottom. All three wear plain, long-sleeved blue shirts.
Subject Matter
Pechstein's "The Lord's Prayer" series of woodcuts mixes the text of the prayer with images of human wretchedness and spiritual need that draw on the Christian tradition to comment directly on the suffering and despair experienced by many Germans in the aftermath of the First World War and the economic crisis that followed.
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Image Size
975 x 1435
File Size
136 KB
Record
1948/1.423
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.423/1948_1.423.jpg

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"The Lord's Prayer, sheet 1 (Das Vaterunser); Max Pechstein." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.423/1948_1.423.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 02, 2024.
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