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Willy Jaeckel
The book of Job1917

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Lithograph portrait of an older bald man, head tilted downward, rendered in loose gestural black ink strokes on cream paper, with pencil signature at lower left
Black and white lithograph of a group of figures gathered around a table with a lit menorah at center, rendered in bold contrasts with expressive, gestural draftsmanship. An interior scene with dark, heavy shadows framing the illuminated figures.
Lithograph in black and white depicting two male figures in close combat on rocky terrain; one raises a blade overhead while the other crouches defensively, with a herd of animals and open landscape visible in the middle ground, rendered with vigorous, gestural mark-making.
Black and white lithograph depicting multiple human figures collapsed among debris and fallen diagonal beams, rendered with bold, gestural brushwork and high contrast between deep blacks and stark whites.
Lithograph in black and white depicting a reclining nude figure in the foreground amid a turbulent landscape of sweeping dark forms and rolling terrain, rendered with loose, gestural mark-making and strong tonal contrasts.
Black and white lithograph with gestural, expressive mark-making; a semi-clothed figure reclines on the ground supported by a kneeling figure leaning over them; additional figures and a structure visible in the middle distance.
Lithograph in black and white depicting two reclining nude figures in a turbulent outdoor setting, with expressive gestural mark-making, dark swirling sky, and a tree at right.
Black and white lithograph depicting two nude figures in a rocky landscape; one reclines in the foreground while another crouches nearby, beneath massive fallen timber rendered with vigorous, expressive linework.
Black and white lithograph of two figures in close embrace, faces nearly touching, rendered with bold angular lines and stark contrasts between deep shadows and white highlights.
Black and white lithograph with expressive brushwork; a gaunt, kneeling figure clasps hands while diagonal rays of light burst from an upper corner toward a prostrate figure on the ground, dark landscape in background.
Lithograph with bold black-and-white contrast; a robed, bare-headed figure seated on the ground, hands clasped near the face, gazing upward, beside a bare skeletal tree; rubble and a distant domed structure visible in the background; expressive, gestural draftsmanship.
Black and white lithograph landscape viewed from a high vantage point, with a seated figure at upper left on rocky terrain overlooking a winding river valley and small village below, rendered in expressive, gestural mark-making with strong contrast between deep blacks and white.
Black and white lithograph of a nude male figure standing at right, leaning on a staff and holding a hat, overlooking a vast rocky landscape with a radiant sun above and small animals visible in the middle distance, rendered with loose, expressive mark-making.
Artist or Maker
Willy Jaeckel
Title
The book of Job
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1917
Medium
Printed material and thirteen lithographs on Van Gelder paper
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/4 x 13 15/16 in. (38.6 x 35.4 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
83.1.94a-m
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.

  • 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.