Etching from Rainer Gottlieb Mordmüller · 1966

Identification of the Etching from

This work is titled Etching from and was created by the artist Rainer Gottlieb Mordmüller. The piece was executed in 1966. It is currently held in the collection of the Vilnius University Library, located in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Rainer Gottlieb Mordmüller is a German painter and graphic artist born in 1941 in Brunswick, Germany. His technical training involved the study of painting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. He furthered his command of printmaking through the study of lithography and etching. This specific etching belongs to a period of his career marked by his engagement with various graphic techniques.

Visual Composition and Subject Matter

This black and white photograph captures a book positioned at an angle. The composition includes the spine of the volume and a view of the image printed on the inside cover. The perspective allows for a simultaneous view of the book's exterior edge and the graphic content contained within its pages.

The central subject of the image on the inside cover is a man. He is depicted standing in front of a doorway. His posture and the placement of his hands suggest he is holding an object, which appears to be either a key or a piece of paper. The lighting and tonal range of the photograph define the contours of the figure and the architectural elements of the doorway behind him.