The Couple (Das Paar)
Walter Gramatté
1922
Medium
etching and abrasion in blue-green on japan paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.5 x 25.3 cm (9 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 45.5 x 34 cm (17 15/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
Accession Number
1989.80.6
About the Artist
Walter Gramatté
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...