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Ulrich Hallerstede
Schwarzer Greif: Ein Almanach auf das Jahr 19251925

Not on view
Print cover design with bold geometric shapes in black, white, and gray suggesting an abstracted bird, with large sans-serif text reading 'SCHWARZER GREIF'
Woodcut book title page in black and white; a stylized robotic figure labeled "No. 1997" dominates the center, surrounded by angular industrial buildings, smokestacks, and machinery, with bold German text arched at top and bottom
Black and white woodcut print, close-up of an elderly person's deeply lined face filling the frame, one hand raised to the left cheek with elongated fingers, rendered in high-contrast bold black and white with angular expressionist cuts. Text in Latin script at lower margin.
Woodcut book title page with bold black-and-white Expressionist design; a robed figure raises one arm toward a star amid radiating lines, framed by German text reading 'Franz Lüdtke' above and 'Die Nacht der Erlösung' below.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two intertwined standing figures rendered in angular, Expressionist style with bold carved lines and strong contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white; a nude male figure bound to a gnarled tree trunk, body twisted upward with head thrown back and arms restrained, rendered with bold parallel hatching and angular expressionist linework against a sparse landscape.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two standing women and a child between them, rendered with bold angular lines and high contrast. The figures wear robes with striped detailing; a starburst and angular foliage appear in the background. German script text appears below.
Book cover design in black ink on white, featuring Gothic-style lettering reading 'Der Hohe Dienst' in large stacked display type, with publisher and author names in smaller Roman and script typefaces.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting two angular, fragmented faces in close proximity, with bold gouged lines and high contrast. A raised hand with splayed fingers appears in the lower center foreground. A flower bud is visible at left.
Woodcut bookplate (ex libris) with bold black lettering reading "HANS" above and "FISCHER" below a circular medallion containing two fish with crosshatched scales, surrounded by a geometric border of triangles and diamond patterns.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; two figures in the foreground grapple together, a man in dark clothing gripping a woman, while two onlookers and an older man with a cart appear behind them; low white buildings and a dark hillside in the background; bold, angular lines and high-contrast carving typical of German Expressionist woodcut. Gothic script inscription at bottom reads 'H. Hallerstede, Holzschnitt, (Aus: Jakobsen Novellen).'
Woodcut print in black and white; a large barrel labeled "MUSEN-TEMPEL" dominates the center, surrounded by stars, trees, and a figure raising a banner reading "HEIL"; a ribbon border carries German text reading "WÜNSCHT ALLES GUTE ZUM JAHRESBEGINN"; dense cross-hatched linework throughout.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a man in a dark suit dominates the foreground, one arm raised and mouth open wide, leaning forward over two smaller figures visible below; bold angular cuts and high contrast define the Expressionist style.
Woodcut print in black and white featuring concentric spiral bands of German text in runic-style lettering, centered on a white five-pointed star, with radiating lines and angular architectural forms in the upper left corner.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two figures in close embrace, their faces nearly touching, rendered with bold angular lines and high contrast. A large curved arc frames the composition above, with stylized clouds and landscape in the background. German text in the lower margin reads "Der Kuß."
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a large mechanical figure composed of geometric cylindrical and rectangular forms, with a globe as its head, towering over a small rounded human figure below. A tablet marked "1+1=2" appears at upper right, surrounded by hatched geometric background elements.
Woodcut (Holzschnitt) in black and white depicting two angular, gaunt male figures standing side by side amid jagged, fragmented background forms, rendered with bold carved lines and high contrast in an Expressionist style.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a angular, mechanized human figure hunched over a drafting table or desk, rendered with sharp geometric forms and bold hatching. A clock, scissors, and cylindrical container appear at left; the number 17 is visible at upper left. German text in Gothic script runs along the bottom margin.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crowd of stylized, geometric figures with simplified facial features, rendered in bold flat shapes with strong contrast. The word "Holzschnitt" appears in script below.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a figure lunging forward with hands outstretched and mouth open, face rendered with bold carved lines and angular forms against a dark background; a small zigzag symbol appears in the upper right corner.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a large nude figure with angular, stylized forms surrounded by swirling shapes, smaller figures, and a serpentine creature, with bold high-contrast gouged lines characteristic of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures in a boat hauling nets or lines, rendered with bold, angular cuts and high contrast between black and white areas.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two nude figures amid angular, fragmented forms suggesting vegetation, rendered with bold expressionist contrasts and sharp geometric lines. German text and monogram visible at bottom.
Woodcut print in black and white; in the foreground, a woman in a headscarf holds two small children, her face shown in three-quarter view with bold carved lines; behind her, figures and a dog walk along an urban street flanked by densely hatched apartment buildings and a bare tree.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a bearded man wearing a cap leans forward, cradling a bird in his large hands, with bold angular forms and heavy contrasting areas typical of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Printed page with German text in blackletter script above a black-and-white heraldic bookplate design; shield divided into upper field with three stars and lower field with zigzag pattern and a serpentine figure, encircled by a banner reading 'Willi Geißler' in Gothic lettering
Woodcut bookplate (exlibris) in black and white, octagonal format with German text border, depicting a seated nude figure reading, with a bird perched nearby and a star below; bold, high-contrast printmaking technique.
Woodcut print in black and white, full-length figure of a gaunt man seated on a stool, hands clasped over knees, wearing a dark buttoned jacket, set against a barred window and crosshatched walls, with a pitcher on a shelf to the left; bold, angular carving with high contrast. German text in Roman and blackletter scripts below.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two male figures in dynamic, interlocked struggle, fists raised, bodies twisted, rendered with bold angular lines and high contrast; a hat lies on the ground below.
Black and white woodcut-style print depicting a grotesque horned creature covered in spikes, crouching over tangled vegetation, with a skeletal animal skull extending to the left; blank rectangular panel below; Latin script text at lower corners.
Woodcut print with bold black and white contrast, close-up of an elderly bearded man in a hooded robe, face deeply lined and carved with angular expressionist strokes, small crosses visible at lower left, monogram 'WG' at lower right.
Woodcut print in stark black and white of a crucifixion scene; an emaciated figure on a cross is framed by a large oval halo containing a stylized sun with a face at left and a crescent moon at right; multiple outstretched hands reach upward from below; bold expressive gouging and diagonal ray lines throughout; German text and monogram "WG" visible at bottom
Printed bookplate in black and white: a heraldic shield divided into quarters with fleur-de-lis and diagonal wave motifs, topped by a crown and crossed diagonal bands, with a banner reading "EMMI VON LILLJESTRÖM" in Gothic lettering. Surrounded by printed text in German blackletter script.
Woodcut or linocut bookplate (exlibris) in black and white, featuring a stylized tulip plant with stars on a dark ground, flanked by ornamental letter forms; text reads "Mein Buch Lilli Warburg" in German Gothic script within a rectangular border.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a male figure with arms bound, straining upward against chains at his feet, surrounded by jagged diagonal lines, stylized foliage, and a dark circle with radiating rays in the upper right. German text appears at the bottom margin. Bold Expressionist style with high-contrast, deeply gouged lines.
Artist or Maker
Ulrich Hallerstede
Artist or Maker
Bruno Schmialek
Artist or Maker
Franz M. Jansen
Artist or Maker
Wilhelm Geissler
Artist or Maker
Karl Michel
Artist or Maker
Anton Wendling
Artist or Maker
Bruno Goldschmitt
Artist or Maker
Hans Pape
Artist or Maker
Josef Eberz
Artist or Maker
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Zernack
Artist or Maker
Eberhard Viegener
Artist or Maker
Paul Fischer
Artist or Maker
Friedrich Blum
Artist or Maker
Frans Masereel
Artist or Maker
Alfred Hanf
Artist or Maker
Leo Tilgner
Title
Schwarzer Greif: Ein Almanach auf das Jahr 1925
Place Made
Germany, Rudolfstadt
Date Made
1925
Medium
Printed material and thirty-six woodcuts on wove paper
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.549a-jj
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.