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Head of a bald man with dark glasses

Soft sketchy lines depict a bald man with a short beard and dark glasses against a blank background. His head and face are rendered with some shaded areas, while his shoulders, shirt and coat are described with lines only and no shading. With a furrowed brow, he leans forward, his eyes visible through dark lenses. His face is gaunt and serious. A handwritten signature, “O Nagel” is at bottom left and in smaller block printing, just beneath the man’s lapel is written the full name, “OTTO NAGEL”

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.11.5
People
Otto Nagel, German (Berlin, Germany 1894 - 1967 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Worker Celebrating His 50 Years of Service, from the portfolio "Hunger"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Hunger
Original Language Title: Der Jubilar, aus "Hunger"
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1924
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/76746

Physical Descriptions

Medium
cover
Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 34 x 24 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of the Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.11.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1520 Art in Germany Between the Wars (Interwar and Bauhaus), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/15/2018 - 08/05/2019

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