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Artworks
Max Weber American, 1881-1961
Pewter Cup, 1929Watercolor and pencil on paper7½ x 9½ inches
19.1 x 24.1 cmSigned and dated at lower right: Max Weber 1929Painted in 1929, Pewter Cup exemplifies Max Weber’s lifelong still life practice. Weber would later use the composition of the present watercolor in a series of lithographs titled Pewter Cup...Painted in 1929, Pewter Cup exemplifies Max Weber’s lifelong still life practice. Weber would later use the composition of the present watercolor in a series of lithographs titled Pewter Cup (c. 1928-30). The recurrent presence of pewter cups in Weber’s still life practice underscores his appreciation for objects of significance within his surroundings. As Weber explained, “We are in things. I need a cup or a garment; so much of my life’s need is in them that they are essential to my life. (Max Weber, Essays on Art, New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1916, p. 33)
Provenance
The artist; to
Estate of the artist, 1961; to
Max Weber Foundation, 2021 until the presentExhibitions
National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Max Weber: Prints and Color Variations, July 11-October 5, 1980, no. 463of 3
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