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Willi Geiger
Twelve etchings and an etched titlepage to Tolstoy's "Kreutzersonate"1921

Not on view
Etching of a crouching male figure lunging forward with outstretched fist, rendered in dense, energetic crosshatched lines on cream paper
Intaglio print depicting a bearded male figure seen from above, body twisted within a narrow vertical frame, rendered in dense, agitated crosshatching in black ink.
Etching with energetic crosshatching; two figures seated facing each other, one seen from behind straddling a chair, the other a bearded man leaning forward, rendered in dense black lines against a loosely scratched background.
Intaglio print of a robed figure with raised hand, rendered in dense, agitated crosshatching with expressive drypoint lines throughout.
Drypoint print with dense, agitated cross-hatching; three robed figures gathered around a low table or surface, with a fourth figure visible at left, rendered in energetic scratched lines against a dark, heavily worked background.
Etching of a robed figure in dynamic pose, one arm raised, rendered in dense crosshatched lines against a heavily worked dark background.
Etching with agitated, frenetic linework depicting several semi-abstract figures in a densely crosshatched composition; two standing figures at left face a larger, seated or crouching form at right, all rendered in jagged, expressive strokes.
Etching with dense crosshatched linework depicting two figures: a clothed figure at left facing a nude standing figure at right, set against a heavily textured background. Pencil signature at lower right.
Etching with dense, frenetic crosshatching depicting a reclining nude figure, rendered in black ink with vigorous, agitated line work against a spare white background.
Etching of a seated male figure rendered with dense, agitated cross-hatching; the figure faces forward with wide eyes, disheveled hair, and an open robe, papers or fabric gathered in the lap; a cursive signature appears at lower right.
Intaglio print with dense cross-hatched lines depicting two reclining nude figures intertwined against a dark, heavily worked background, rendered with vigorous gestural mark-making.
Etching with dense, agitated crosshatching; a heavily draped seated figure bends over a recumbent infant or small child laid across the figure's lap, rendered in frenetic black ink lines against a scratched white ground.
Etching with loose, agitated linework depicting a standing figure in loose clothing, hands raised and grasping, surrounded by dense crosshatching. German cursive script inscription below the image.

Willi Geiger, Untitled, 1921, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 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, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Willi Geiger
Title
Twelve etchings and an etched titlepage to Tolstoy's "Kreutzersonate"
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1921
Medium
Thirteen etchings on J. W. Zanders laid paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 15 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (39.69 x 29.21 cm); Portfolio folder: 15 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (39.69 x 30.16 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
AC1992.238.47.1-.13
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies