%C2%A9 Estate of Hans Neumann
Last Rays of Sunshine, 1910
Hans Neumannexpand_more
Color woodcut on Japan paperexpand_more
Gift of Marla J. Kinneyexpand_more 2017.77.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
This painterly print would be almost monochromatic except for the enchanting orange woodblock Hans Neumann added to the trees. The color indicates a few thin beams of sun—Neumann’s clever way of illustrating just how thick and impenetrable these woods really are. Practiced in Japanese printmaking, he chose tissue-thin paper so the lines of the bark would print crisply. His setting could be the Bavarian Forest, which was just a day trip from Neumann’s home in Munich.
As the sons of a respected German painter, Hans Neumann and his brother Ernst started out in parallel art careers. Yet Hans always felt he took a backseat to Ernst, who, under the name Ernst Neumann-Neander, went on to fame as a designer of Neander motorcycles and three-wheeled cars.
Details
- Title
- Last Rays of Sunshine
- Artist Life
- 1873–1957
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2017.77.2
- Provenance
- Robert O. Muller, Newton, Conn. (' until d. 2003). [Chris Uhlenbeck, Leiden, The Netherlands; until 2009; sold to Scholten]; [Scholten Japanese Art, New York; 2009-2017]
- Curator Approved
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