Mädchen und Tod c. 1941

karlwiener

imaginative character sketch

light pencil work

character portrait

pencil sketch

caricature

abstract

personal sketchbook

portrait reference

character sketch

19th century

portrait drawing

"Mädchen und Tod" (Girl and Death), created around 1941 by German artist Karl Wiener, is a striking example of photomontage. The work features a woman, cut from a magazine image, juxtaposed against a skeletal figure, forming a stark contrast between the alluring, feminine form and the grim reality of mortality. This powerful imagery reflects the anxieties and themes of loss prevalent during World War II, a period that deeply impacted Wiener's artistic output.