Bildnis Dr. Gr.
Walter Gramatté
1919
Medium
lithograph on blue-green japan paper [proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 60.5 x 42.5 cm (23 13/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2008.7.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Walter Gramatté · 1897–1929
Walter Gramatté, born Walter Eduard Gramatté on January 8, 1897, in Berlin-Wedding to building manager Otto Gramatté and his wife Katharina, emerged as a poignant voice in German Expressionism despite a tragically brief career. The son of modest parents—described variably as a baker in some accounts—Gramatté volunteered for World War I in 1914 but was largely spared frontline duty due to chronic p...