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Hans Gross
The Promise of the Ancestors1932

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Woodcut print with bold black and white contrasts showing a central crowned figure surrounded by standing and seated figures, heraldic shields in corners, and a radiant burst of light above

Hans Gross, The Promise of the Ancestors, 1932 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hans Gross
Title
The Promise of the Ancestors
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1932
Medium
Woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (34.93 x 24.77 cm); Sheet: 19 7/16 x 13 11/16 in. (49.37 x 34.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson
Accession Number
M.88.43.4i
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies