GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Rockwell Kent created Weltschmerz on a 1919 trip to Alaska. Bold, with dramatic contrasts of black and white, it is one of a series of figure compositions exploring the theme of the essential loneliness of man. The title, Weltschmerz, meaning the pain of the world, refers not only to the crucified Jesus paying for the sins of mankind, as the man’s position suggests, but also to the inevitable isolation of man.
Adapted from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
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Created 1919
July 2005
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Artist/designers
Kent, Rockwell (American, 1882-1971)
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Geography
Place of origin: Fox Island (island/Alaska): TGN: 2337996
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Ink wash
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From 1950: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC~Read a biography of Rockwell Kent.
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- One of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century, Kent gained national renown for his work in the 1930 reprint of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
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General Description
Rockwell Kent created Weltschmerz on a 1919 trip to Alaska. Bold, with dramatic contrasts of black and white, it is one of a series of figure compositions exploring the theme of the essential loneliness of man. The title, Weltschmerz, meaning the pain of the world, refers not only to the crucified Jesus paying for the sins of mankind, as the man’s position suggests, but also to the inevitable isolation of man.
Adapted from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- One of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century, Kent gained national renown for his work in the 1930 reprint of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Created 1919
July 2005
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Kent, Rockwell (American, 1882-1971)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Fox Island (island/Alaska): TGN: 2337996
Process/materials
Ink wash
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1950: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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