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Ernst Stern
Pandora's boxcirca 1919

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Lithograph with gestural black chalk lines on cream paper, three figures in a shadowy interior — two seated, one standing — rendered with loose, expressive mark-making
Charcoal or lithograph drawing with energetic crosshatched lines; a woman in a dark dress sits on a low surface, head tilted back, beside an ornate chair, with a loosely sketched figure visible at left.
Lithograph or charcoal drawing with dense cross-hatching; a dark-clothed figure reaches upward with both arms toward a suspended object in a shadowy interior space with two gridded windows, rendered in vigorous gestural strokes.
Lithograph with heavy crayon hatching; a woman in dark clothing sits on the floor of a dimly lit room, leaning toward a small table holding a lit candle and mirror, with a bowl on the floor to her left and light streaming from a window above.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing with vigorous cross-hatched strokes; a hunched, dark figure looms over a prone human form on the floor of a shadowy interior, with a small table holding bottles and a top hat visible at right and a window at upper left.
Lithograph with dense, energetic charcoal-like marks depicting a hunched elderly figure leaning over in a shadowy interior, with a glowing window at upper left and vigorous cross-hatched linework throughout.
Lithograph with loose, heavy charcoal-like strokes depicting two figures grappling on the floor of an interior room, surrounded by draped curtains, potted plants, a candelabra at left, and scattered objects at right.
Lithograph with energetic dark crayon marks depicting an interior scene with multiple figures; a seated woman holds a child at center, a crouching figure at left, and a standing figure gesturing near a large potted plant at right, with an armchair and draped curtain visible in the background.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing with energetic hatching; a man in a top hat and dark coat grasps the arm of a woman in a light dress holding a candle, set in a shadowy interior with loose, gestural marks throughout.
Lithograph with dense, energetic crosshatching depicting three figures in a shadowy setting: a standing man at left raising an object overhead, a central figure in a long dress, and a crouching man in a top hat at right.
Lithograph with dense, vigorous charcoal-like strokes depicting a large dark animal rearing up against a human figure thrown backward, arms raised, in a shadowy interior space with a small table at right.
Lithograph with heavy cross-hatched crayon marks; a hatted figure hunches over a small table at center, while a second figure lies on the floor to the left in a cluttered interior space.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Stern
Title
Pandora's box
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
circa 1919
Medium
Twelve lithographs on J. W. Zanders Bütten 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
AC1992.238.43.1-.12
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies

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