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Karl Lorenz
R.M. Rilke: Woodcuts by Karl Lorenz1931

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Woodcut-style print with bold hand-lettered text reading 'Rainer Maria Rilke' in a white rectangle above 'TURMPRESSE' in white letters on a black ground
Woodblock print with white lines on black ground; abstract composition featuring a five-pointed star in a circle upper left, sweeping curved forms suggesting a tree or plant, and a stylized fish with striped body at lower right.
Woodcut title page with white hand-lettered German text on black ground, reading 'R.M. Rilke / Holzschnitte von: / Karl Lorenz / Turmpresse,' in bold Expressionist letterforms of varying scale.
Woodblock or linocut print in black and white; upper half shows an abstracted bird or serpent head with a spiral eye and parallel line details, lower half features a circular sun or wheel motif with radiating spokes, all rendered as bold white lines against a solid black ground.
Linocut print in black and white depicting a stylized downward-tilting head with bold carved lines suggesting hair, above two simplified flowers with radiating petals along the lower edge.
Woodcut or linocut print with white German text on black background; an ornate boxed capital 'D' begins the composition, followed by expressive hand-lettered Gothic script and a stylized palm frond at upper right.
Woodcut or linocut print with white hand-lettered German text on a solid black background, featuring expressive calligraphic letterforms and two large decorative initial capitals with geometric detailing.
Woodcut or linocut print with white German text on black ground, featuring expressive hand-lettered typography and a bold decorative capital G in a white box at upper left, with a stylized feather or flame motif at lower right.
Woodcut print with white hand-lettered German text on black ground, reading 'Du bist ein grosses, hohes Tor und aufgehn wirst du bald.' Decorative initial 'D' in a bordered square at upper left; stylized branch and wave motifs accent the composition.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white, abstract composition with bold white lines on black ground; upper half features curved forms, parallel hatching lines, and a circle suggesting a bird or figure; lower half shows angular shield-like shapes decorated with four-pointed stars and an oval.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white, abstract composition featuring two circular forms with radiating lines, angular geometric shapes, and two star forms at the bottom, with bold contrast between white lines and black background.
Hand-lettered print with white text on black background reading 'Aus: Die Worte des Engels' in mixed display lettering styles, with 'Ex. Nr.: 16' at bottom in a white-bordered box.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white; bold hand-lettered text reads 'Rainer Maria Rilke' above '1931' and 'Turmpresse,' with diagonal hatched lines and a five-pointed star motif against a solid black lower field.
Print with black background and silver hand-lettered German text reading 'Weihnachts-Paket 1931' above three stylized candles with flames, and 'Fünfter Druck' below.
Artist or Maker
Karl Lorenz
Title
R.M. Rilke: Woodcuts by Karl Lorenz
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1931
Medium
Fourteen woodcuts with watercolor on Japan paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 18 7/8 x 12 9/16 in. (47.94 x 31.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by the Ducommun and Gross Acquisition Fund, and the Twentieth Century Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
AC1992.237.18.1-.14
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.