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Robert Budzinski
Der Pionier 1, no. 3 (1923); no. 4 (1923); no. 5/6 (1923); 10/11 (1924)1923-1924

Not on view
Woodcut print with two stylized figures in bold black ink: a dark, heavily hatched figure gripping a pale, hunched figure seated on a mechanical stool, with a pointed implement aimed at the lower figure's head
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a hunched figure leaning over a table, rendered with bold gouged lines and high contrast. A monogram block letter 'K' appears at lower right. Title text 'Die Inflation' printed below.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a stooped male figure wielding a tool or implement, rendered in bold, angular forms with energetic hatched lines in the background. German text below reads "(Der Notstandsarbeiter)."
Woodcut print in black and white; two standing figures in an angular urban street scene with tall buildings, a lamppost, and curved architectural forms rendered in bold Expressionist lines; monogram "EK" at lower left.
Woodcut or linocut print, close-up profile portrait of a man facing right, rendered in bold black and white with hatched lines depicting hair and shading; monogram 'K' visible in upper corners; German text caption below in parentheses
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a tall angular figure in a top hat and coat, rendered with bold expressionist lines against a dark hatched background, with a smaller crouching figure at lower right; German text below reads "(Der Regierungsvertreter)"
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a grimacing infant figure bearing a swastika emblem on its chest, sprawled amid a densely carved, chaotic background of hatched lines and fragmented forms. German text caption below reads in parentheses.
Woodcut print of a crouching nude figure with head bowed and one hand raised to the face, rendered in bold black lines with heavy parallel hatching; German text caption below reads "(Dinters Wiedergeburt)"
Woodcut print depicting two close-cropped male faces in bold black and white, one wearing round glasses with a mustache in the foreground, the other behind; letter "K" in upper right corner; caption reads "(Die Himmelspioniere)"
Print illustration from a German-language publication showing four caricatured figures crowded together, each with a finger raised to their lips or mouth, rendered in bold black ink lines with an expressionist style.
Woodcut or linocut print, close-up portrait of a bald man's face seen from a low angle, rendered in bold black and white with hatched background lines and a monogram or signature at lower right.
Linocut print of a nude figure standing atop a globe, one arm reaching upward toward a radiant starburst, the other extended outward, set against a dark sky with a crescent moon and scattered stars, rendered in high-contrast black and white with bold, expressive lines.
Linocut print of a dark night sky filled with scattered white stars of varying sizes against a deep black background, with irregular white marks suggesting clouds or atmospheric texture along the lower edge.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, close-up of a human face with wide-open mouth and deeply carved lines suggesting an open-mouthed shout, with bold angular gouges across cheeks and brow. Letter "K" in lower right corner; German text below reads "Im Wahlkampfdienste."
Woodcut print in black and white, dated 1929, depicting three muscular figures in dynamic diagonal composition against a solid black background; the uppermost figure raises an arm overhead while breaking chains, with bold expressive linework and high contrast. Monogram "EK" at lower center.
Black and white woodcut or linocut print with high-contrast bold forms; a skull at upper left, a skeletal or bony arm reaching across the composition, two human figures in contorted poses against sharp diagonal white shapes; German text caption below reads: "Das ist unser Los, wenn wir nicht kämpfenden Anteil nehmen am Weltgeschehen!"

Ernst Kneil, Corpus delicti, 1923, 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

Artist or Maker
Robert Budzinski
Artist or Maker
Ernst Kneil
Title
Der Pionier 1, no. 3 (1923); no. 4 (1923); no. 5/6 (1923); 10/11 (1924)
Place Made
Germany, Hamburg
Date Made
1923-1924
Medium
Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and two linocuts on wove 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
83.1.963a-p
Classification
Periodicals
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.