Child on the Veranda, Son Titus (Kind auf die Veranda, Sohn Titus)
Medium
drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.8 × 19.69 cm (5 1/16 × 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 40.48 × 32.7 cm (15 15/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Accession Number
2002.98.277
Art Historical Context
**Child on the Veranda, Titus (Kind auf die Veranda, Titus)** Conrad Felixmüller,1921 Drypoint on wove paper In the turbulent years of Germany's Weimar Republic, following World War I, artist Conrad Felixmüller intimate family moments amid social upheaval. A key figure in German Expressionism and the Dresden Secession Group 1919 Felixmüller often turned to his loved ones for subject matter. This tender 1921 drypoint etching portrays his young son Titus seated on a veranda, evoking quiet domesticity and the artist's deep personal bonds during a time of economic strife and political insta...