Qual (Torment)
1920/1921
Medium
lithograph in black, yellow, red, and gray-green on blotting paper
Dimensions
image: 38 x 49.1 cm (14 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.) sheet: 46.8 x 63.5 cm (18 7/16 x 25 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
Accession Number
1989.80.9
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...