This woodcut by the German Expressionist artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff shows a scene of anguished women. Schmidt-Rottluff, a founder member of Die Brücke, drew inspiration for his woodcuts from the work of Edvard Munch and in turn influenced the work of his fellow Brücke artists Kirchner, Heckel and Nolde. The print was later published in a portfolio celebrating the people and landscape of the fishing villages of northern Germany. It now joins the Hunterian’s fine collection of German Expressionist prints.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Trauernde am Strand (Women in Mourning on the Shore), 1914
Date supported
2016
Medium and material
Woodcut
Dimensions
block size: 39.2 x 50 cm; sheet size: 51.2 x 61.8 cm
Grant
3634
Total cost
10900

Get a National Art Pass and explore The Hunterian
You'll see more art and your membership will help museums across the UK
National Art Pass offers available at The Hunterian
Art Funded by you FAQs
Contact us
If you have a question about a work of art in our archive, please contact the Programmes team. We’ll be happy to answer your enquiry.