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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Chronik KG Brücke1913

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Woodcut print in black and white showing two angular, simplified standing figures surrounded by jagged, geometric forms, with artist's initials in lower right
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two rearing horses in the foreground with angular, deeply gouged linework; human figures and jagged architectural forms recede into the background.
Woodcut print of a male face in high contrast black and white, with angular, expressionistic forms, prominent mustache, and bold gouge marks suggesting hair and background hatching.
Woodcut print of a stylized face in stark black and white, with angular, heavily gouged lines defining asymmetrical eyes, a broad nose, and open mouth; diagonal hatching fills the background and collar area; monogram initials at lower right.
Printed page with German text and two woodcut vignettes: upper left shows a seated figure in dark interior, lower right shows a standing figure with angular, expressive lines characteristic of German Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in black and white, a nude figure standing with arms raised against a dynamic background of bold diagonal slashes and angular forms, rendered in rough-hewn Expressionist style with monogram 'EH' at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Germany, 1884-1976
Artist or Maker
Erich Heckel
Artist or Maker
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Title
Chronik KG Brücke
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1913
Medium
Printed material and six woodcuts on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/2 x 20 in. (67.31 x 50.8 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
83.1.109a-f
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.