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Constantin von Mitschke-Collande
The inspired way1919

Not on view
Woodcut print with bold black and white contrast, nude figure with outstretched arms suspended among diagonal cables and industrial structures, with German text below
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular cuts; four stylized figures crowded together, one central figure facing forward surrounded by others; German text "da habt ihr mich" arcs across the top; monogram "CMC" at lower center.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a dense crowd of figures with raised hands surging upward toward a towering cloaked figure, angular city buildings and radiating diagonal lines in the background, the word "Freiheit" in German script at upper right, bold Expressionist style with heavy contrast and energetic mark-making.
Woodcut print in black and white with angular Expressionist style; multiple cloaked figures surround two fallen figures at center, with a skeleton holding scales in the upper left; diagonal shards of text in German Gothic script reading 'du hast deinen Bruder verraten' radiate across the composition.
Woodcut print in black and white; a figure with upraised hands reclines in the lower portion, surrounded by bold diagonal lines suggesting rays or foliage; German script text in the upper right reads "Steh auf und verkünde die Liebe Ermeckter"; high-contrast expressionist style with energetic gouged linework.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a stylized angular figure striding forward amid radiating lines suggesting light or movement, with German text integrated into the composition above; bold expressionist linework with deep contrast.
Publisher
Constantin von Mitschke-Collande
Germany, Magdeburg, 1884-1956
Artist or Maker
R. Kaemmerer Verlag
Dresden, Germany
Title
The inspired way
Place Made
Germany, Dresden
Date Made
1919
Medium
Six woodcuts on laid paper
Dimensions
See individual entries
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.211a-f
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.

  • Barron, Stephanie et al. Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.

  • Barron, Stephanie et al., German Expressionism 1915-1925: The Second Generation. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.