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Collections

Walter Gramatté
Wozzeck in the street; the captain's hand beckons him closer1925

Not on view
Black and white print with loose, gestural lines depicting a uniformed, capped figure saluting amid radiating marks, clawed forms, and zigzag shapes

Walter Gramatté, Wozzeck in the street; the captain's hand beckons him closer, 1925, 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
Walter Gramatté
Title
Wozzeck in the street; the captain's hand beckons him closer
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1925
Medium
Etching on heavy wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (26.99 x 20.96 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
83.1.10g
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.