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Rudolf Grossmann
A stupid story1918

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Lithograph title page with hand-lettered German text and a small illustration of a slumped figure draped over a chair, holding a quill
Lithograph with loose, gestural linework depicting two standing male figures; the left figure wears a top hat and coat, the right is shown in profile with a bearded face, slightly stooped; a cursive signature appears at lower left.
Lithograph with loose, sketchy crayon work depicting an interior scene viewed through an open door. Several figures cluster in a darkened room illuminated by a bright light source at upper center, while a lightly rendered standing figure appears in the brighter space to the right. A cursive signature appears at lower left.
Lithograph with loose, sketchy lines depicting five figures in an interior setting, two at left appearing to struggle or embrace near a draped form, three others standing and observing at right, rendered in dark charcoal tones against white.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of four figures in 19th-century dress gathered near a doorway; a woman in a light gown faces two men in dark coats, with a fourth figure partially visible at right, rendered in loose expressive strokes.
Lithograph depicting a crowded dance hall scene, with figures in loose, gestural mark-making; a woman in a light dress dances energetically at center while seated and standing figures surround her, rendered in soft gray tones with expressive, sketchy linework.
Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure in a long coat, arms extended outward, rendered with dense stippling and loose hatching on a white ground, with a cursive signature at lower left.
Lithograph with loose, sketchy black crayon work depicting two figures in dark overcoats standing close together in the foreground, surrounded by four lightly rendered figures in period dress; a woman in a light gown stands at right. Cursive script signature below the composition.
Lithograph or charcoal drawing of a group of six figures in an interior setting; a seated man at left faces a standing central figure, with four additional figures clustered in the background, rendered in loose, sketchy lines with strong tonal contrasts.
Charcoal or lithograph sketch of a standing male figure, head tilted sharply back, rendered with loose expressive strokes on white paper; a cursive signature appears at lower left.
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework depicting three figures around a small table; one seated figure leans forward over papers while a second bends close beside them, and a third figure stands upright in the background. Cursive signature in graphite below the composition.
Lithograph in black and white with loose, expressive mark-making; a group of figures gathered around a table, with a tall, stiffly upright male figure standing apart at upper right; cursive signature at lower left.
Lithograph depicting a group of figures gathered around a table, rendered in loose, gestural black marks with dramatic contrast between deep shadows and white highlights. A woman at left faces several standing figures leaning over the table.
Lithograph with loose, gestural marks depicting three figures in dynamic poses; one raises a fist overhead while another leans forward, rendered in dark charcoal-like tones against white.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of four figures gathered closely around a central reclining figure dressed in white, rendered with loose, smudged strokes and deep contrasting shadows.
Lithograph depicting three figures in dramatic, loosely rendered black and white. A central standing figure with head tilted back is flanked by a darkly shaded seated figure at left and a lighter, partially nude figure at right. Gestural mark-making creates strong tonal contrasts. Cursive signature in pencil below the image.
Lithograph portrait of a bald figure in three-quarter view, torso bare, rendered in loose, heavily textured black and white with dark smudged background tones. Cursive signature in pencil at lower left.
Lithograph of a standing figure rendered in loose, textured black marks on white paper, turned slightly in three-quarter view with long hair falling over the shoulders, emerging from a heavily worked grainy background. A handwritten signature appears at the lower left.
Lithograph with soft, grainy texture depicting two nude figures in an interior setting, one seated on a raised platform in profile and another reclining nearby, with a smaller figure sketched in the background at upper left.
Lithograph with soft, grainy texture depicting two figures in a dimly lit interior, one seated and one leaning forward, a lit candle on a table at left, with a large dark shadow looming behind them. Cursive signature in pencil below the composition.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of two standing figures in loose robes, rendered with soft, grainy texture and gestural strokes against a dark smudged background; a cursive signature appears below.
Ink and wash drawing of a seated figure leaning forward in a chair, rendered with rapid, gestural linework against loosely brushed areas of dark wash.

Rudolf Grossmann, Untitled, 1918, 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
Rudolf Grossmann
Title
A stupid story
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1918
Medium
Twenty-two lithographs and one ink and wash drawing on Japan paper
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
83.1.64.2a-w
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.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.