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The Unemployed, from Krüppel

A work made of lithograph in black on tan wove paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on tan wove paper.

Date:

1920

Artist:

Heinrich Hoerle
German, 1895-1936

About this artwork

Here Heinrich Hoerle depicted an unemployed veteran who has lost both of his hands. An Iron Cross 1st Class medal is pinned to his left hip in recognition of his military service. His blank, far-off stare shows that he is psychologically elsewhere, with little awareness of this life back home. With his body tense and his hat held under his elbow, the wounded soldier begs for money.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Heinrich Hoerle

Title

The Unemployed, from Krüppel

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1920

Medium

Lithograph in black on tan wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 47.5 × 23 cm (18 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 59 × 46 cm (23 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2011.99.5

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