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Richard Janthur
Captain Lemuel Gulliver's travels in the land of the Houyhnhnms1919

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Black ink print on white paper depicting a tall sailing ship beneath a large stylized bird with outstretched wings, rendered in bold gestural lines with radiating hatching; a row of semicircular wave forms appears near the bottom
Black and white lithograph with bold, expressive brushwork; a standing figure in dark clothing on a rocky shore, with turbulent waves, a small rowboat, and a tall ship visible in the background beneath a stormy sky.
Black and white lithograph of two horses and a standing human figure rendered in bold, gestural lines; dynamic hatching fills the background.
Black and white lithograph depicting a rearing horse in the center, rendered with bold expressive brushwork. Two human figures crouch in the lower foreground. A radiating sun dominates the upper background, with energetic diagonal lines suggesting wind or motion throughout.
Black and white print with bold, gestural brushwork depicting a rearing horse in the center, flanked by dynamic foliage; two figures appear in the upper left amid trees, with expressive sweeping lines throughout.
Black and white lithograph depicting two horses and a small figure inside a dark stable interior, rendered with bold, gestural brushwork; a window in the background reveals a horizon with a radiating sun.
Black and white lithograph with bold, gestural linework depicting a nude figure at left facing a horse at center-right, surrounded by trees and foliage rendered in energetic hatched strokes. Handwritten signature in pencil at lower right.
Black and white lithograph with vigorous, gestural brushwork depicting a dense crowd of figures in dynamic poses; a cruciform shape and winged figure loom above, while nude and clothed figures tumble and struggle below; signed in ink at lower right.
Black and white lithograph depicting a nude figure with arms raised amid dense, expressionistic vegetation and swirling wave-like forms, rendered with bold, gestural brushwork.
Black and white lithograph depicting a circus or stable scene, two rearing horses dominating the upper composition, with smaller horse heads and a standing figure visible below, rendered in bold, expressive brushwork with strong contrasts.
Black and white woodcut print with bold, expressive linework; a robed figure in the foreground raises one arm toward a body of water, while two horses and a standing figure appear on a distant shore beneath a radiating sun.
Black and white print of a rearing horse in the foreground, with a second horse lying at lower right; bold, expressive brushwork with radiating lines from a circular sun above; a building visible at upper left.
Artist or Maker
Richard Janthur
Title
Captain Lemuel Gulliver's travels in the land of the Houyhnhnms
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and thirty-six lithographs on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 16 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (41.9 x 34.6 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
83.1.96.1-.24
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.