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Seven Film Stills from 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)1919

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Black and white photograph of a distorted, angular theatrical set interior framed by heavy curtains, with a man seated at a desk surrounded by curved, painted walls and a tall bookcase
Gelatin silver print of a film still, a figure in dark clothing and pale face makeup pressed against a jagged painted wall, one arm raised, surrounded by expressionistic distorted set design with curved forms and deep shadows.
Gelatin silver print of a theatrical scene set in a sparse interior with an arched window; a group of men in disheveled clothing restrain a shirtless figure at center, while two men in formal attire and a white coat stand to the right observing, dramatic painted shadows on the wall behind.
Gelatin silver print of a figure in a dark cloak and hat, holding a cane, standing amid Expressionist painted sets with bold angular lines and distorted geometric forms covering walls and floor.
Gelatin silver print of an Expressionist film or stage set, showing a narrow alley flanked by severely tilted, angular buildings with distorted facades; a figure in dark clothing stands with arms raised in the middle distance.
Gelatin silver print, a man in dark clothing seated on a floor with chains nearby, surrounded by sharply angled painted set design with jagged diagonal forms converging toward a small barred window above.
Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Seven Film Stills from 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1919
Medium
Seven gelatin silver prints
Dimensions
See individual objects
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.287.1a-g
Classification
Photographs
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.