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Constantin von Mitschke-Collande
The animals of the island1923

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Woodcut print of a crowd of hat-wearing figures moving toward the viewer, with industrial smokestacks and billowing smoke above, in bold black, white, and gray
Woodblock print in black, white, and gray depicting three stylized fish arranged vertically among tall vertical reeds or stems, with angular arrow-shaped leaf forms throughout. Bold graphic lines and chevron scale patterns on the fish bodies.
Woodblock print in black and white, two sheep rendered in bold contrasting forms — a standing ram with curved horns above, a resting sheep below amid foliage, with radiating rays and stylized clouds in the background.
Woodcut print in black, white, and gray; a standing figure in light clothing reaches toward a large dark swooping form, flanked by stylized rectangular structures with hatched bases, bold carved lines throughout.
Black and white woodcut or linocut print depicting three seabirds in flight over stylized crashing waves, with a spiraling sun or vortex in the upper right; bold, high-contrast design with fluid carved lines.
Woodblock print of a white deer or antelope in a rearing pose, rendered with bold black outlines and parallel carved lines, set against a gray background with swirling abstract forms.
Woodblock print in black and white; nude figure standing from behind, one arm raised toward a dog or fox at right, surrounded by sheep and birds in a landscape with stylized hills and horizontal sky bands.
Woodblock print in black, white, and gray depicting a sailing ship with billowing sails amid crashing waves and seabirds, rendered with bold, angular carved lines against a solid black background.
Woodcut or linocut print of two large birds in white and gray against a solid black background, their overlapping forms and sweeping feathers filling the composition with bold, fluid curves.
Woodcut print in black, white, and gray of a nude figure standing in water, head tilted back and gazing upward, with a landscape of low hills and stylized birds in flight across the upper right.
Woodblock print of a coastal landscape in black and white; stepped cliffs dominate the right, with a winding shoreline at center, small triangular sail shapes at left, and a circular sun or moon near the horizon, rendered in bold contrasting lines.

Constantin von Mitschke-Collande, Untitled, circa 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
Constantin von Mitschke-Collande
Title
The animals of the island
Place Made
Germany, Dresden
Date Made
1923
Medium
Printed material and eleven color woodcuts 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
83.1.746a-k
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.

  • Barron, Stephanie et al., German Expressionism 1915-1925: The Second Generation. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.

Copyright
© Estate of Constantin von Mitschke-Collande