The Lord's Prayer, sheet 11 - The Power and the Glory (Das Vaterunser - Und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit) / Max Pechstein

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Accession Number
1948/1.433
Title
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 11 - The Power and the Glory (Das Vaterunser - Und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit)
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: Und die Kraft und Die Herrlichkeit
Dimensions
59.7 cm x 41.3 cm (23 1/2 in. x 16 1/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
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Physical Description
Positioned in the upper center, a large eye sits inside a black triangle from which five arms and hands radiate. Behind the triangle and extending to the viewer's right edge is a rainbow. Below the triangle is a stylized, mask-like face that radiates beams of light rom its eyes. On each side of this large face is a man's face in profile. In the far background, there are mountains and clouds.
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.
This sheet depicts the face of God and the omniscience and omnipotence of God channeled through the hands of men.
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961 x 1423
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Record
1948/1.433
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"The Lord's Prayer, sheet 11 - The Power and the Glory (Das Vaterunser - Und die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit); Max Pechstein." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.433/1948_1.433.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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