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Herbert Anger
Ten wood engravings1920

Not on view
Woodcut print with bold black typography and a densely carved Expressionist scene of angular, interlocked figures; edition number and signature in pencil below
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting multiple figures in an interior space, rendered with bold angular cuts and dramatic contrast; figures in workers' clothing move amid scattered debris, with diagonal hatching and a bright light source at upper left.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, depicting multiple figures in a densely compressed, chaotic composition with angular, expressionistic gouged lines; standing figures emerge from a mass of fragmented forms in the lower half, with bold diagonal striations filling the dark background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple figures on steep angular stairs before a columned building, with a palm tree at left; bold, expressionistic gouged lines create strong contrast throughout the dynamic composition.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a group of figures in dark coats moving through a fragmented, angular urban environment, with bold expressionist carving creating sharp diagonal lines and high contrast between solid black areas and white gouged marks.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple robed figures gathered around a table set with vessels and a central object, viewed from above at a steep angle, with angular Gothic arched windows and a radiant burst of light in the background; bold, expressionistic carved lines throughout.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, several figures in heavy clothing moving through a chaotic urban scene with angular, collapsing buildings and diagonal lines, rendered in an Expressionist style with bold gouged marks and high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple abstracted human figures crowded together, rendered with angular, jagged forms and bold contrasts between cut white lines and solid black areas.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a large figure with outstretched arms dominates the upper composition, surrounded by angular radiating lines, while a crowd of smaller figures fills the lower foreground, rendered with bold, expressionistic knife marks.
Woodcut print in black and white with dynamic angular composition; multiple human figures in the lower half surrounded by fragmented, radiating forms and sharp diagonal lines suggesting architectural or celestial elements above.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a cluster of struggling figures amid angular, fragmented forms, rendered with bold gouged lines and high contrast.
Artist or Maker
Herbert Anger
Title
Ten wood engravings
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1920
Medium
Wood engravings on thin Japan paper
Dimensions
See individual entries
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
AC1992.238.26.1-.11
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.