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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion Jg. 4, Nr. 17 (25. April 1914)1914

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Woodcut-illustrated magazine cover printed in black on cream paper, with bold German typeset text and two abstracted figures below geometric shapes
Magazine cover with woodcut-style illustration in black on aged paper, showing two figures with angular, expressive faces side by side, beneath German text reading "Neue Secession" with geometric mountain shapes in the background.
Woodcut print in bold black and white, two reclining nude figures with angular, expressionistic forms and heavy gouged lines; monogram initials visible in upper left corner.
Printed magazine spread showing two pages of German text beside a bold woodcut print; the woodcut depicts angular, heavily outlined figures in black and white with expressive distorted forms.
Woodcut print on a magazine page, depicting two abstracted figures with angular, fragmented forms in bold black ink, with expressive hatching and jagged lines typical of German Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up bust of a figure with downcast head, surrounded by jagged, angular gouged lines creating a turbulent background; bold Expressionist technique with high contrast.
Magazine spread with two woodcut prints. Left: small illustration of reclining nude figures with heavy black lines. Right: large original woodblock print depicting a standing figure amid jagged, angular forms in stark black and white with dense cross-hatching.
Woodcut print of a portrait, printed in black on cream paper, depicting a head and shoulders rendered in bold, angular marks with sharp contrasts between black and white areas; Expressionist style with jagged, fragmented lines. Latin-script text at lower right reads 'Richter-Berlin: Original-Holzschnitt.'
Woodcut print in black and cream, a standing woman in a skirt and short-sleeved top, surrounded by angular and organic forms including hanging lanterns and foliage, with bold gouge marks and high-contrast Expressionist style.
Woodcut print in black and white; full-length figure of a woman in a flowing dress, leaning back with arms forward, surrounded by angular and organic forms with bold contrasting gouged marks.
Woodcut print of a standing figure in dynamic pose, rendered in bold black and white with angular, expressive lines characteristic of German Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a standing nude figure with one arm raised, surrounded by angular, stylized plant forms and jagged background shapes, with bold gestural gouging throughout.
Woodcut print on a magazine spread, depicting a standing figure in black and white with angular, expressive forms and bold contrast, set against a fragmented background with geometric shapes and foliage-like elements.
Woodcut print in black and cream showing a standing nude figure with one arm raised, surrounded by angular, abstracted foliage forms; bold, expressionist carving with rough-edged marks and high contrast.

Franz Pfemfert, Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion, Heinrich Richter-Berlin, Georg Tappert, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Cesar Carl Robert Andreas Klein, Die Aktion Jg. 4, Nr. 17 (25. April 1914), 1914, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Editor
Franz Pfemfert
Germany, also active Mexico, 1879-1954
Publisher
Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Richter-Berlin
Germany, Berlin 1884-1981
Artist or Maker
Georg Tappert
Germany, Berlin, 1880-1957
Artist or Maker
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Germany, 1884-1976
Artist or Maker
Cesar Carl Robert Andreas Klein
Germany, 1876-1954
Title
Die Aktion Jg. 4, Nr. 17 (25. April 1914)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1914
Medium
Periodical with five woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.12 x 23.5 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
83.1.1482a-e
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn