Am Wegende (End of the Road)
1920
Medium
lithograph on pale brown paper
Dimensions
sheet: 59 × 46 cm (23 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee
Accession Number
2006.24.12
Art Historical Context
**Am Wegende (End of Road)**, a poignant 1920 lithograph German artist Heinrich Hoerle, captures the somber mood of post-World War I Europe. Printed on pale brown paper measuring 59 × 46 cm, this work is part of a portfolio housed in the National Gallery of's CG-W Department, generously gifted by the Collectors Committee. Hoerle, founding member of the Cologne ProgressivesGruppe Progress), channeled the era's social unrest through stark, expressive forms influenced byhenish Expressionism. ography, Hoerle's chosen medium, was ideal for the time—a precise yet affordable technique that allowed a...