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Christian Rohlfs
Return of the prodigal son1916

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Woodcut print on amber paper, two intertwined figures rendered in bold black ink with energetic gouged lines and heavy grain texture
Artist or Maker
Christian Rohlfs
Germany, Niendorf, 1849-1938
Title
Return of the prodigal son
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1916
Medium
Woodcut on brownish paper
Dimensions
Image: 19 5/8 x 14 9/16 in. (49.85 x 36.99 cm); Sheet: 19 5/8 x 14 11/16 in. (49.85 x 37.31 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.255
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.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.