Who created "Passion II (Leidenschaft II)"?

Passion II (Leidenschaft II) was created by Wilhelm Lehmbruck in 1914.

What medium is "Passion II (Leidenschaft II)"?

Passion II (Leidenschaft II) is drypoint.

Is "Passion II (Leidenschaft II)" in the public domain?

Yes, Passion II (Leidenschaft II) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

1914

Medium

drypoint

Classification

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.5543

Art Historical Context

**Passion II (Leidenschaft II)**, created by German Expressionist Wilhelm Lehmbruck in 4, captures the raw emotional intensity that defined his oeuvre just as World War I erupted. Lehmbruck, renowned for his elongated, spiritual figures in sculpture, translated this modernist vision into prints, exploring themes of human suffering and inner turmoil. The title evokes profound passion or agony—*Leidenschaft* in German—resonating with the era's pre-war anxieties and the Expressionist drive to externalize inner anguish through distorted forms and heightened emotion. This drypoint etching exemplif...

About the Artist

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881–1919) was a German sculptor whose elongated, melancholic figures rank among the most moving works produced by European Expressionism. Born in Duisburg-Meiderich into a working-class family, Lehmbruck studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Düsseldorf and later at the Düsseldorf Academy, where he mastered the academic tradition before pushing beyond it toward a more pers...

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

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