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The Egg Cutter

1935

Paul Wolff

(German, 1887–1951)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 22.9 x 16.8 cm (9 x 6 5/8 in.); Paper: 23.6 x 17.5 cm (9 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1999.254
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph features a metal egg slicer holding a boiled egg, its wire frame raised. To the left sits a four-tined fork on a flat surface. Light from the upper right casts sharp, elongated shadows of the wires and tines across the foreground. A decorated plate edge appears at the top right. The composition is defined by intersecting linear shapes and high-contrast shadows.

The Egg Cutter

1935

Paul Wolff

(German, 1887–1951)
Germany, 20th century

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