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Max Burchartz
The devils1919

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Expressionist lithograph with bold black lettering spelling 'Dämonen' over two abstracted angular faces, with dense cross-hatched ink and German text below
Black and white lithograph, numbered 41/50, with densely layered expressionist composition of fragmented human and animal faces, geometric forms, and bold gestural lines crowding the picture plane.
Black and white lithograph with dense, expressionist composition of fragmented human figures and faces; a large face dominates the lower half, with distorted figures and angular forms overlapping in the upper portion, rendered in bold gestural marks. Handwritten text and edition number visible below.
Black and white lithograph, numbered 42/50, with fragmented Expressionist composition of distorted human figures, hands, and faces interwoven with tilted architectural forms and buildings, rendered in bold gestural linework with heavy black passages.
Lithograph, abstract composition of fragmented angular and geometric forms in deep black and white, with diagonal lines, sharp planes, and dense overlapping shapes creating a dynamic, compressed space. Handwritten title, edition number 42/50, and signature in pencil below.
Black and white lithograph with bold, gestural marks depicting fragmented architectural forms and large distorted faces emerging from dense black areas, with a small tower visible at upper center; numbered and signed in pencil below.
Black and white lithograph with expressionist style, depicting fragmented human faces and angular geometric forms layered across the composition, rendered in gestural ink marks with bold contrasts; cursive inscription and edition number visible in the lower margin.
Black and white lithograph with energetic, gestural marks; a large abstracted face dominates the lower center, surrounded by fragmented figures, architectural forms, and animal heads rendered in dense, overlapping linework. Edition number and signature in pencil below.
Artist or Maker
Max Burchartz
Title
The devils
Place Made
Germany, Hannover
Date Made
1919
Medium
Eight lithographs on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/8 × 10 × 3/8 in. (35.88 × 25.4 × 0.95 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
83.1.11a-h
Classification
Prints
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.