Max Oppenheimer (Vienna 1885-1954 New York City)
"Portrait of August Strindberg," the Swedish playwright (1849-1912)
1911
etching on firm Japan
15,3 x 13,2 cm (sheet 40,7 x 28,5 cm)
lower right in pencil signed: "MOPP."
lower left in pencil numbered: 11/25
The Daulton Collection
from an edition of 25 numbered examples
literature: Pabst 2, Stix/Osborn 7
magnificent impression with a wide margin, below with the scoop edge
"Oppenheimer draws the Swedish playwright with psychological intensity, almost en face, the penetrating gaze directed at the viewer. The small edition was published by Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin." B
