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Wilhelm Geissler
Black Griffincirca 1924

Not on view
Print of a geometric abstract composition in black, white, and gray with a stylized bird form and bold German text reading 'SCHWARZER GREIF'
Artist or Maker
Wilhelm Geissler
Title
Black Griffin
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1924
Medium
Woodcut printed in black and orange on cover stock
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (20.95 x 19.05 cm)
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
Classification
Prints
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.