PrintsGerman20th century

The Happy One

1919

Artists

Walter GramattéArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodcut

Medium

Woodcut

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

18 × 13 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Walter Gramatté; to Sophie Carmen (Sonia) Gramatté (1929-1974); to Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt (1974-1995); to The Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2021.

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