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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 13 (25. März 1916)1916

Not on view
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a bent human figure with angular white gouges across the torso and jagged white forms radiating from the head
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a seated figure with a veiled head, rendered in bold angular planes with sharp geometric forms and strong contrast between cut white areas and inked black background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two angular, fragmented figures rendered in bold, expressionistic cuts, with sharp diagonal lines and high contrast between white forms and dark background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a cloaked or hooded figure seated in a wooden chair, rendered with bold angular cuts and high contrast between deep black areas and stark white forms.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white, featuring a reclining figure rendered in bold, angular shapes with sharp diagonal lines suggesting motion or wind, against a dark background.

Hans Richter, Nude, circa 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
Hans Richter
Germany, also active United States and Switzerland, 1888-1976
Title
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 13 (25. März 1916)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1916
Medium
Periodical with five linocuts 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
83.1.1511a-e
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies