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Robert Philippi
Ten woodcuts1923

Not on view
Woodcut print in bold black and white of three nude female figures crouching, sitting, and standing against a black background with carved white drapery and wave lines
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple nude figures bathing and reclining near water, arranged across the composition in various poses; bold carved lines define forms against a wavy patterned background suggesting water and shoreline.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a nude standing figure with arms raised, surrounded by angular, fragmented architectural forms; bold expressionist carving with high contrast between stark black ground and white lines; monogram initials in upper right corner.
Woodcut print in black and white, two nude figures in a vertical composition against a solid black background; the larger figure stands with arms raised overhead, the smaller figure crouches at lower right, both rendered with bold angular lines and stark contrast. Monogram block at lower left.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, close-up portrait of an elderly person with downcast eyes and clasped hands raised to the face, rendered with bold carved lines and high contrast. Monogram 'BH' visible at lower left.
Woodcut portrait of a man in three-quarter view, hands clasped near his chin, rendered in bold black and white with heavy carved lines and angular forms. Monogram 'RPH' at lower right.
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up portrait of a person's face with downward tilt, wearing a brimmed hat, rendered with bold angular lines and heavily carved facial contours; initials "R PH" in upper right corner.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures against a dark background with diagonal lines. At left, a nude kneeling figure with raised arm; center, a standing emaciated nude figure; right, a draped kneeling figure with raised hands. Bold, angular gouged lines define the forms. Monogram 'RPH' in upper right corner.
Woodcut print in black and white; a nude figure kneels with both arms raised above the head, rendered in bold, expressionistic gouged lines against a solid black background. Monogram "RPH" at lower left.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, two nude figures with angular, deeply carved lines — one upright and hunched over a recumbent figure below, diagonal hatching in the background, monogram initials at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Robert Philippi
Austria, 1877-1959
Title
Ten woodcuts
Place Made
Germany, Leipzig and Austria, Vienna
Date Made
1923
Medium
Ten woodcuts on thin Japan 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
83.1.15a-j
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.