Krüppel (Cripples)
Heinrich Hoerle
1920
Medium
portfolio with twelve lithographs plus title page and folder
Dimensions
overall: 58.5 x 46 cm (23 1/16 x 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
2006.24.1-12
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Heinrich Hoerle · 1885–1936
Heinrich Hoerle, born on September 1, 1895, in Cologne, Germany, emerged as a pivotal figure in the radical art scene of the Weimar Republic. He studied at the Cologne School of Arts and Crafts but was largely self-taught, honing his skills amid the turmoil of World War I. In 1919, he married fellow artist Angelika Hoerle (née Fick), with whom he plunged into Cologne's Dada movement, co-founding t...