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Cushion (Martha Kurzweil Seated on a Divan) by Max Kurzweil

Cushion (Martha Kurzweil Seated on a Divan)

Max Kurzweil · 1875

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DETAILS
Artist
Max Kurzweil
Date
1875
Medium
Woodcut
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/4 x 11 15/16 in. (38.7 x 30.4 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1923
ART MOVEMENTS
Vienna Secession
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THE ARTIST

Max Kurzweil

1867–1916 · Cisleithania

Co-founder of the Vienna Secession who edited Ver Sacrum and captured intimate domestic moments in Art Nouveau style.

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