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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 47/48 (25. Nov. 1916)1916

Not on view
Woodcut print with thick black lines on cream paper, a small rounded figure with wide eyes and open mouth seated centrally, surrounded by bold leaf, fruit, and architectural forms
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a standing figure in three-quarter view at center, surrounded by fragmented angular forms and additional figures rendered in bold, gestural cuts with visible grain texture.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two nude figures in an outdoor setting. A standing figure reaches up toward a tall tree at left, while a seated figure faces forward at right. Bold, angular lines and strong contrasts typical of Expressionist printmaking.

Georg Tappert, Small dog, 1916, 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
Georg Schrimpf
Germany, Munich, 1889-1938
Artist or Maker
Georg Tappert
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Richter-Berlin
Title
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 47/48 (25. Nov. 1916)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1916
Medium
Periodical with three woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.11 x 23.49 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
83.1.1525a-c
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York