Accession Number
1948/1.437

Title
Two Llamas

Artist(s)
Renée Sintenis

Object Creation Date
1888-1934

Medium & Support
drypoint on paper

Dimensions
7 3/4 in x 6 5/8 in (19.7 cm x 16.8 cm);7 3/4 in x 6 5/8 in (19.69 cm x 16.83 cm);19 in x 14 in (48.26 cm x 35.56 cm);15 9/16 in x 11 7/8 in (39.5 cm x 30.1 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
Sintenis' work was very popular in pre-Nazi Germany, but during the Third Reich, was removed from museums after being classified as "degenerate art". She was decreed an "un-German" artist, and she was an avid and candid anti-Nazi. Her work, whether prints or sculpture, tends to feature animals and children.

Physical Description
Two llamas are depicted in this print. One llama is on the left half of the composition, facing away from the viewer so that we only see its back. The second llama is in the right half of the composition, and is facing the right, so we see the side of its body. The llamas are depicted in mostly dark, rich lines. They are outlined in various line weights, and their bodies are filled in with curving, connected lines to depict fur.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
modern and contemporary art