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Ludwig Meidner
Portrait of Willy Zierathcirca 1914

Not on view
Oil painting portrait of a seated young man in a dark jacket and mustard tie, looking directly at the viewer, painted in expressive brushwork against a swirling dark blue background
Oil painting of an urban construction or demolition scene with dark figures scattered across a rubble-strewn foreground, a curving road leading to a cityscape of blue buildings at center, and a turbulent blue-grey sky rendered in bold, gestural brushwork. Chinese characters and a date are visible at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Ludwig Meidner
Germany, also active England and France, 1884-1966
Title
Portrait of Willy Zierath
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1914
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
37 1/2 x 31 5/8 in. (95.25 x 80.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Clifford Odets
Accession Number
60.65.1a-b
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Curatorial Notes
Painting on verso is entitled, Apocalyptic Landscape (see View 2)
Copyright
© Ludwig Meidner-Archiv, Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main