Heinrich Hoerle
German, 1895-1936
The Unemployed, from Krüppel
INV-2096
Heinrich Hoerle
German, 1895-19361920
The Unemployed, from Krüppel
Heinrich Hoerle German, 1895-1936 →lithographprint
Date
1920
Medium
Lithograph in black on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 47.5 × 23 cm (18 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 59 × 46 cm (23 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
Here Heinrich Hoerle depicted an unemployed veteran who has lost both of his hands. An Iron Cross 1st Class medal is pinned to his left hip in recognition of his military service. His blank, far-off stare shows that he is psychologically elsewhere, with little awareness of this life back home. With his body tense and his hat held under his elbow, the wounded soldier begs for money.
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