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Richard Janthur
Gilgamesch : Eine Erzählung aus dem alten Orient1919

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Etching or drypoint print with swirling black lines suggesting sun, sailing vessels, and whirlpool spirals on white paper
Drypoint etching of two nude figures standing among dense, angular foliage, rendered with energetic hatched lines on white paper; a cursive signature appears at lower right.
Intaglio print with energetic cross-hatched lines depicting two nude figures: a standing woman with long flowing hair above a crouching male figure with an open mouth, surrounded by angular, radiating marks. Monogrammed lower left, signed in pencil lower right.
Intaglio print with energetic cross-hatching; a large bird with prominent eye swoops from above toward a reclining nude figure below, surrounded by chaotic diagonal lines and fragmented forms in black ink on white.
Drypoint print with energetic, jagged linework depicting two nude figures in dynamic poses against a turbulent background, with a radiant circular form at upper center emitting angular rays.
Drypoint or ink drawing with energetic hatched lines; a nude figure stands beneath a radiant circular sun, surrounded by diagonal slashes, curved arcs, and flame-like forms at lower left; monogram "R" at lower right.
Drypoint etching of two figures among collapsed masts, rigging, and churning waves, rendered with vigorous diagonal hatching and jagged Expressionist linework. Pencil signature below the image at lower right.
Drypoint or etching depicting a boat tossed amid turbulent waves, rendered in dense, energetic crosshatching and diagonal lines; a sheltered cabin structure at center with small figures visible inside; swirling circular forms in the upper sky.
Intaglio print with energetic crosshatched lines depicting two skeletal figures in violent struggle, one clutching a scythe, surrounded by radiating lines, swirling waves, and a circular sun, rendered in black ink with an Expressionist style.
Drypoint or etching with vigorous hatched lines; a standing nude figure above and a crouching nude figure below, surrounded by angular and swirling abstract marks; pencil signature at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Richard Janthur
Title
Gilgamesch : Eine Erzählung aus dem alten Orient
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and eleven etchings on J. W. Zanders 1902 laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 16 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 3/4 in. (42.23 x 34.93 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, Gift of Robert Gore Rifkind
Accession Number
AC1992.165.402.1-.11
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies