Reiter

Accession Number
1953/2.19

Title
Reiter

Artist(s)
Max Slevogt

Artist Nationality
German (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1904, printed 1905

Medium & Support
etching and drypoint on paper

Dimensions
12 5/8 in x 9 3/16 in (32.1 cm x 23.3 cm);12 5/8 in x 9 3/16 in (32.07 cm x 23.34 cm);19 in x 14 in (48.26 cm x 35.56 cm);14 5/8 in x 11 in (37.1 cm x 27.9 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
This etching is from a portfolio of seven prints titled Schwarze Szenen, or Black Scenes, that Slevogt did while in Berlin. The Schwarze in the title of this portfolio seems to reference Black men since several scenes from the portfolio show Black men. Here they are in conflict on horseback, in another there is a duel, another, less violent, seems to be an acrobatic troupe. The prints in Schwarze Szenen were drawn in the beginning of Slevogt's printmaking career and helped solidify his reputation as a great illustrator and printmaker. Bruno Cassirer, who printed several of Slevogt's portfolios along with his brother Paul Cassirer, was the printer. 

Physical Description
In this scene of conflict, two men, each on horseback, are involved in horse-to-horse and hand-to-hand combat. The man facing the viewer wears a wide-brimmed hat, as do the six riders in the background. The man facing away from us appears to be a Black man. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Equus caballus (species)
battles
cowboy hats
horseback riding
horsemen
horses
modern and contemporary art

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