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Ludwig von Hofmann
The shepherd's song: A fragment1924

Not on view
Woodcut print with bold black lines showing a bearded elder seated on a throne between two kneeling figures, with radiating light and swirling clouds behind
Woodcut print of a standing shepherd holding a tall crook, surrounded by sheep in a rocky mountain landscape, with bold black lines and hatched shading.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two winged figures seated together on rocky ground, their large wings spread behind them, rendered with bold carved lines and strong contrasts.
Woodcut landscape with rolling hills receding to distant mountains, dense rounded foliage in the foreground, and tall narrow cypress-like trees in the middle ground, with boldly carved parallel lines depicting a dramatic sky.
Woodcut print in black and white; a winged figure stands holding a sword aloft beside a seated human figure on rocky ground, surrounded by dense, expressively carved trees with bold hatching and curving branches.
Woodcut print of cattle and goats in a hilly landscape, rendered in bold black lines with hatched shadows; a horned bull dominates the center, with smaller animals clustered at left and rolling hills behind.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a wooded landscape with three figures; a standing semi-nude figure at left reaches toward a large tree, while two draped figures at right stand near reclining animals, rendered with bold hatched lines.
Woodcut print in black and white; a nude male figure crouches in the foreground left beneath a tree, while three cattle graze across a rocky landscape, rendered with bold parallel hatching.
Black and white woodcut print; a robed standing figure holding a staff faces a semi-nude seated figure amid rocky terrain, with jagged mountains and swirling clouds rendered in bold, angular lines.
Woodcut print in black and white; a robed figure leans toward a fire burning on a low platform, with a large twisting column of smoke rising against a vertically hatched background.
Woodblock print landscape in black and white, wide horizontal format, rolling hills and valleys rendered in bold curved lines, a small structure with peaked roof and sparse trees nestled in the middle ground
Woodcut print with bold black lines; a bearded elder in robes seated on a rock, holding a shepherd's crook, faces a kneeling figure in a head covering; tents, animals, and swirling sky in the background.
Woodcut print depicting multiple figures engaged in agricultural labor around a central ox or bull, with bold black lines and hatching; figures crouch, bend, and raise arms in a crowded outdoor scene with structures in the background.
Woodcut print in black and white; three robed figures in a landscape, one standing at left holding a shepherd's crook, one kneeling and gesturing in the center, one standing at right; bold hatched lines suggest rocky terrain and a draped canopy above.
Woodcut print in black and white; a robed, bearded elder figure leans toward a second figure kneeling low on the ground, set against a background of draped curtains and stylized clouds, with bold carved lines throughout.
Black and white woodcut or wood engraving, a robed figure with windswept drapery stands among resting cattle and sheep in the foreground, while camels and a distant figure cross an open landscape with mountains and cypress trees behind.

Ludwig von Hofmann, Untitled, 1924, 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
Ludwig von Hofmann
Title
The shepherd's song: A fragment
Place Made
Germany, Dresden
Date Made
1924
Medium
Printed material and seventeen woodcuts on wove 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
83.1.92a-q
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.