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Georg Hermann Gelbke
Künstler abseits vom Wege, 1907-19271927

Not on view
Charcoal portrait drawing of a bald older man wearing round wire-rimmed glasses, rendered in bold angular hatching on off-white paper, dated 27
Black and white lithograph of a coastal seascape, with dark jagged rock formations in the foreground and churning waves receding to a pale horizon, rendered in loose, energetic strokes.
Ink drawing portrait of a man in a suit and tie, seated at a table, rendered in loose gestural line work with hatching in the background; initials "G.N." visible at lower right.
Lithograph in black and white depicting a fragmented studio interior with angular, overlapping forms; a seated figure in profile is visible amid easels and structural diagonals, rendered with bold Expressionist draftsmanship and heavy shading.
Charcoal or lithograph portrait of a person's face and shoulders, rendered with bold, textured marks and high contrast between deep blacks and white paper; face tilted slightly upward with loose, expressive technique.
Charcoal or graphite drawing of a cat resting in an armchair, rendered with loose, energetic hatching and scribbly marks on white paper; the cat's striped fur and relaxed posture suggested through gestural dark tones.
Lithograph of a young child seated in a high chair, arms raised, rendered in loose expressive marks with gestural black crayon strokes on white paper.
Charcoal or lithographic sketch of a seated adult figure cradling a small child, both forms rendered in bold, gestural strokes against a white ground; handwritten text visible along the bottom edge.

Georg Hermann Gelbke, Untitled, 1927, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Georg Hermann Gelbke
Artist or Maker
Gustav Schaffer
Artist or Maker
Berhard Paul Mehnert
Artist or Maker
Alfred Kunze
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Brenner
Artist or Maker
Künstlergruppe Chemnitz
Artist or Maker
Martha Schrag
Artist or Maker
Bruno Ziegler
Artist or Maker
Rudolf Pleissner
Title
Künstler abseits vom Wege, 1907-1927
Place Made
Germany, Chemnitz
Date Made
1927
Medium
Printed material and eight lithographs on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 x 3/8 in. (29.21 x 22.86 x 0.95 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.52a-h
Classification
Books
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.