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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 24/25 (17. Juni 1916)1916

Not on view
Woodcut print of a doubled, split face in stark black and white, with bold carved lines and flat areas of black ink on white paper
Woodcut print in black and white of a large animal, possibly a bear or large dog, rendered with bold gouge marks and dynamic diagonal lines filling the background.
Woodcut print in black and white of a standing figure with one arm raised, body twisted in dynamic motion, surrounded by bold diagonal slashing lines and high-contrast carved forms.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a nude figure twists dynamically upward from a crouching dark form below, with bold diagonal gouge marks radiating outward against a black background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crouching human figure with angular, fragmented forms, surrounded by bold gouged lines suggesting foliage or flames; monogram letter H visible at lower left.
Woodcut or linocut print of a male head in stark black and white, with bold angular cuts depicting hair, eyes, and facial planes in an Expressionist style.
Editor
Franz Pfemfert
Germany, also active Mexico, 1879-1954
Publisher
Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion
Germany, 1892-1952
Artist or Maker
Karl Jakob Hirsch
Title
Die Aktion Jg. 6, Nr. 24/25 (17. Juni 1916)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1916
Medium
Periodical with six 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
83.1.1517a-f
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies