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Hans Gross
Das ewige Werden1932

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Woodcut print in black and white showing three robed, bound figures standing amid stylized flames, surrounded by church steeples and smaller crouching figures below
Woodcut print in black and white depicting six figures gathered in a circle around a kneeling central figure, with bold radiating lines emanating from a light source at top center. Strong contrast between carved white forms and inked black background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crowd of women and children clustered together, some standing and embracing, one kneeling in the foreground. Bold diagonal lines radiate from the upper left, contrasting sharply against the dark background. Thick carved lines define the figures with expressive, angular forms.
Woodcut print with bold black-and-white contrast, depicting a tightly grouped crowd of figures holding tools including a hammer, shovel, and long-handled implements, with arms raised against a dark background. A crouching figure appears at lower right; a handwritten signature visible in the lower right corner.
Woodblock print in black and white; bearded, long-haired robed figure seated amid radiating lines, one hand raised, surrounded by stars, a crescent moon, and a ringed planet on a dark background.
Woodcut print in black and white; a standing nude male figure with one arm raised emerges from a large pointed form at center, surrounded by a dense crowd of haloed figures and radiating star bursts, rendered in bold angular lines with high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white, three haloed figures with raised hands against a star-filled sky, the central figure taller with arms upraised, a coiled serpent at their feet, rooftops and church spires visible below, with bold carved lines and high contrast
Woodblock print in black and white; a dense crowd of figures marching forward, raising spears, flags, and tools, with skeletal figures and crosses scattered beneath their feet; bold, high-contrast carving with strong black shadows and hatched striped patterns.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a central crowned figure bent forward, surrounded by several standing and seated figures, with a radiant burst of light at top center and heraldic shields in each corner; bold, high-contrast linework with hatching and geometric patterning.

Hans Gross, The Prayer, 1932, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hans Gross
Title
Das ewige Werden
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1932
Medium
Printed material and nine woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 19 7/16 x 13 11/16 in. (49.37 x 34.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson
Accession Number
M.88.43.4a-i
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies