The Omen (Das Zeichen) / Alfred Kubin
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.106
- Title
- The Omen (Das Zeichen)
- Artist
- Alfred Kubin
- Artist Nationality
- Austrian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1959
- Medium and Support
- watercolor and ink on wove paper (map printed on verso)
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1912
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Austria (nation)
- Oberösterreich (state)
- Zwickledt
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Austria (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Oberösterreich (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Zwickledt
- Style/Group/Movement
- German Expressionism / Der Blaue Reiter
- Inscription
- There is an unidentified map on the verso.
- RECTO. Signed in ink by the artist, lower right beneath inked frame: Kubin
- Inscribed in pencil below artist's signature, lower right: T
- Inscribed in pencil in lower right corner: 69 / 1912
- Inscribed in pencil, in a circle, upper right corner: 3
- Inscribed in pencil, bottom left corner: das Zeichen
- VERSO. Inscribed in orange crayon, upper right: 164
- Inscribed in pencil, upper left: --69
- Dimensions
- 31.12 cm x 14.29 cm (12 1/4 in. x 5 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- life drawing
- Physical Description
- In the top left, a volcano erupts with flame shooting upward. Around the volcano, wrapping from the center of the image to the lower left corner, are dozens of individuals who seem to be fleeing the eruption. The larged figure is a mother, a baby in her arms and her mouth and eyes wide open. The entire drawing consists of lines, including shading, with underlying washes of color.
- Subject Matter
- A trail of people flee an erupting volcano, including a mother with a baby in her arms.
- Secondary Keywords
- child
- descriptors
- design elements
- family
- how we live
- motifs
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- relationships
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by general era
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3767 x 3056
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2007/2.106
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.106/2007_2_106.jpg
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"The Omen (Das Zeichen); Alfred Kubin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.106/2007_2_106.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
