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Ernst Hermann Holthoff
Doctor Eisenbart1923

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Woodcut-style print on a worn gray book cover, two roughly rendered black figures — one hunched and standing, one seated in a chair — with bold text reading 'Doctor Eisenbart' below
Woodcut print showing a skeletal figure straddling an hourglass with arms outstretched, rendered in bold black ink with rough-cut texture, above several lines of German Gothic script handwriting.
Woodcut print with bold black lines on white paper. Upper half shows two figures: one crouching on all fours, another standing and raising a boot or axe overhead. Lower half contains a block of hand-lettered German text in Gothic script.
Woodcut print with bold black lines; a standing figure leans over a seated figure, arm raised, beside a table or bench; below, several lines of Gothic script in German.
Woodcut print in black ink on white paper; a crouching figure with skull-like face holds a spoon above small vessels on the ground, rendered in rough gestural marks; below, a block of German text in hand-lettered blackletter script
Woodcut print with bold black lines; a skeletal or gaunt figure slumps in a chair while a dark, hunched figure looms behind it; below, several lines of handwritten German text in Gothic script.
Woodcut or lithograph print with two silhouetted figures in black ink; one bends over a round vessel while a smaller figure stands in the background. Below, a block of German text in hand-lettered blackletter script.
Woodcut print in black and white; a striding figure in dark clothing with a skull-like face, set against bold diagonal marks. Below, several lines of handwritten German text in black ink.
Woodcut or linocut print; a standing figure in a long dress and apron holds one hand to the side of their head, rendered in bold black lines with rough texture; below, a block of handwritten-style German text in Gothic script.
Woodblock print in black and white, two figures straining to push and pull a heavily loaded cart, rendered with bold expressive lines; below, a bordered text block in German blackletter script.
Woodcut print with bold black lines; a gaunt seated figure hunches over a cane atop a box, legs extended; below, a block of German text in hand-lettered Gothic script.
Black and white woodcut illustration showing a skeletal figure kneeling beside a coffin with lit candles, rendered in bold high-contrast lines, above several lines of German text in blackletter script.
Woodcut print in black ink on white paper; upper half shows a gesturing figure in a top hat beside a bed with a recumbent form, rendered with rough expressive marks; lower half contains a block of German text in hand-lettered Gothic script.
Woodcut print in two registers: upper scene shows two figures in bold black and white, one in a long robe and one silhouetted, amid swirling carved lines; lower register contains a block of German text in hand-lettered Gothic script.
Woodcut print in black and white; upper portion shows a standing figure with raised arm looming over a fallen figure; below, a rectangular text block with hand-lettered German text in Gothic script.
Black and white woodcut print spread across two pages, each with an illustration above a block of handwritten German text in Gothic script. Left page shows a standing dark figure looming over a prone figure; right page depicts two figures struggling on the ground amid radiating hatched lines.
Woodcut print with bold black lines; upper half shows two figures in a rough struggle or embrace; lower half contains five lines of German text in hand-lettered Gothic script.
Woodcut print across two pages with German handwritten text below each image; left page shows a standing figure looming over a prone figure, right page shows a group of figures in a struggle, both rendered in bold black lines with hatched backgrounds.
Woodcut print in black and white; upper section shows a figure seated at a desk with scattered books or papers, a second smaller figure in the background; below, a block of German text in bold hand-lettered style reads: "Vertraut sich mir ein Patient, so mach er erst sein Testament. Ich schicke niemand aus der Welt, bevor er nicht sein Haus bestellt."
Woodblock print in black ink on white paper; upper vignette shows a boldly cut figure on horseback raising an arm; below, several lines of German text in hand-lettered Gothic script.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Hermann Holthoff
Title
Doctor Eisenbart
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1923
Medium
Printed material with twenty-one color linocuts on handmade oatmeal paper
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
83.1.631a-u
Classification
Books
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.