Ludwig Meidner

Portrait of a Shoemaker (Spartacid)

1919

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 20 × 17.7 cm (7 7/8 × 7 in.); Sheet: 34.5 × 23 cm (13 5/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
Collection no.
1966.196
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Portrait of a Shoemaker (Spartacid) — Ludwig Meidner. 1919.

Medium: Etching on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 20 × 17.7 cm (7 7/8 × 7 in.); Sheet: 34.5 × 23 cm (13 5/8 × 9 1/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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