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Richard Janthur
Robinson Crusoe1922

Not on view
Woodcut or linocut print of a harbor scene with sailing ships on green water, rendered in black, sage green, and salmon orange on cream paper
Woodcut or lithograph landscape with bold black marks depicting a bent palm tree in the foreground and a dark stormy sky above, with yellow and pale mauve accents breaking through the dense black gestural strokes.
Color lithograph with expressive, gestural brushwork depicting a reclining nude figure against turbulent waves or mountains in black, green, and blue, with a monogram initials at lower right.
Color lithograph of a nude figure seen from behind, crouching amid swirling water suggested by gray and pink washes, with bold black gestural marks forming a turbulent background above.
Color woodcut or linocut print depicting a tropical landscape with palm trees against a blue sky, rendered in bold black lines with flat areas of salmon pink and blue, showing a waterfall at left and densely layered foliage in an expressionist style.
Woodcut or lithograph with bold dark gray, yellow, and lavender tones; two nude figures amid angular, slashing marks beneath a crescent moon and radiating sun, with a monogram stamp at lower left.
Color woodcut print of a standing figure amid turbulent waves and a sailing ship, rendered in bold black lines with green and tan hand-applied color washes, expressive gestural style.
Woodcut or lithograph print with bold black linework over teal and pink color blocks, depicting a dark horned animal reclining over a prone human figure, with angular architectural forms in the background.
Color lithograph of two nude figures standing close together among dark tree trunks, rendered in expressive brushwork with black, green, and yellow tones; a radiant sun motif appears in the upper left corner.
Lithograph or monotype landscape with dense tropical foliage and palm trees rendered in dark charcoal gray, with flashes of blue and pale green, using gestural, heavily worked marks on cream paper.
Woodblock print in black, ochre, and pink of a figure bent over a table or workbench in a shadowed interior, with a bicycle visible at right and bold, expressive brushlike ink marks.
Color woodcut print with dense, gestural black marks over pale green and teal washes, suggesting a forest interior with a small crouching figure partially visible amid overlapping diagonal lines and foliage forms.
Color woodcut with bold black forms dominating a dark landscape; two crouching nude figures in the lower center, surrounded by heavily carved tree shapes, with accents of teal and pale pink visible beneath the black ink.
Color lithograph with expressive, gestural linework in dark charcoal tones over green and orange color blocks; a loosely rendered seated figure in the foreground, palm trees and horizontal landscape suggested in the background.
Color woodcut or lithograph with multiple nude figures and animals in an outdoor setting, rendered in bold black lines with flat areas of pink, blue, and dark gray; a circular moon or sun and stylized tree foliage visible in the upper background; energetic, expressionist linework with a monogram at lower left.
Color woodcut of a nude standing figure with outstretched arm amid bold black abstract forms, printed with green and yellow color blocks suggesting a forest setting; monogram at lower right.
Woodcut print of a figure's head and upper body emerging from a dark background, rendered in bold white and pale orange lines with angular, expressive mark-making.
Color lithograph with bold black brushwork and yellow-green washes; a standing figure with arms outstretched occupies the center, surrounded by dark vertical forms and barrels, with a harbor scene and sailing ship visible in the background beneath a circular sun.
Color lithograph of two nude figures reclining on a shore, rendered in loose black linework with flat washes of yellow and green; boats and dark foliage visible in the background.
Color woodcut or lithograph with multiple nude figures in dynamic poses, rendered in loose black lines with patches of pink flesh tones and teal against a cream ground; figures appear to surge and tumble in a dense, energetic composition.
Woodcut print with multiple nude figures in dynamic poses, rendered in black with red and green accents; expressive, gestural linework suggests foliage and shadowed forms in the background.
Color woodcut or lithograph of a standing nude figure centered among dark, expressionistic trees, with yellow and green accents suggesting sunlight filtering through the canopy above.
Color lithograph depicting several nude figures in an outdoor setting beneath a radiating sun, rendered in bold black lines with green and yellow washes, expressive gestural style.
Color woodcut print with loose, expressive marks in teal, salmon pink, and dark gray-black. Three standing figures viewed from behind on a rocky shore look toward water where a sailboat moves beneath a setting sun.
Color woodcut or lithograph with gestural black linework over teal and pink wash, depicting nude figures on a tropical beach with palm trees and a sailing ship in the background; a standing figure bends forward in the middle ground while two reclining figures lie in the foreground.
Color woodcut print of several figures crowded in a small rowboat on turbulent water, rendered in bold black lines with teal, salmon, and olive color blocks; a sailing ship visible on the horizon in the background.
Color woodcut of a coastal scene with bold, gestural forms; dark palm trees and foliage in the foreground, a group of small figures on a rocky shore in the middle ground, and a tall sailing ship on open water beneath a teal sky with salmon-pink streaks. Monogram in lower left.
Color woodcut print, harbor scene in dark navy and black with blue and green accents; silhouetted figures and anchor in foreground, sailing ship with masts visible against a glowing sky in the middle distance, bold expressive linework throughout
Color lithograph of a three-masted sailing vessel in harbor, rendered in bold black lines with flat teal and salmon pink washes; small figures visible on deck, palm trees at left, stylized waves below.
Color lithograph of a standing nude figure with arms raised, surrounded by dark sweeping forms suggesting a large creature or drapery, against a landscape of mountains and a pink and yellow sky, rendered with bold black gestural lines and flat washes of color.
Color woodcut landscape with bold dark ink lines over patches of sage green and salmon pink, depicting tall palm trees in the foreground, dense tropical foliage, a small structure partially obscured by vegetation, and a stylized sun with concentric circles in the upper left.
Artist or Maker
Richard Janthur
Title
Robinson Crusoe
Place Made
Germany, Leipzig
Date Made
1922
Medium
Printed material and thirty-one color lithographs 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
83.1.98.1-.31
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.