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Max Kaus
The legend of Saint Julian the hospitable1919

Not on view
Lithograph portrait of a bare-skulled figure with downcast eyes, long neck, and crossed hands, rendered in bold black ink with expressive, gestural mark-making
Black and white print of a stylized figure in three-quarter view, face tilted upward toward a white bird, rendered with bold contrasts and expressive textured mark-making.
Black and white print, close-up portrait of a figure in profile facing right, holding a thin diagonal rod or bow, with bold outlines and roughly textured background.
Black and white lithograph depicting a human figure in profile facing a deer at close range, rendered with bold contrasts and expressive, gestural mark-making.
Woodcut print in black and white; a stylized face with open mouth in the lower half, framed by a white head covering, set against jagged diagonal lines and fragmented angular forms above.
Black and white woodcut or linocut print depicting two close-cropped faces: a woman with long dark hair on the left and a figure wearing a tall hat on the right, separated by a vertical textured form, rendered with bold contrasting lines.
Black and white print depicting two stylized faces in close proximity; a profile at left and a frontal face at right with wide eyes and parted lips, hands visible between them, rendered with bold expressionistic linework and high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up portrait of a figure with head tilted downward, mouth open, surrounded by bold angular marks and deep contrasting shadows.
Black and white lithograph or woodcut print depicting two figures in close embrace, faces nearly touching, rendered with bold, angular lines and stark contrast between deep black shadows and white highlights.
Black and white lithograph or print of a nude figure seated and leaning forward, rendered with bold, expressive lines and strong contrasts between black shadow areas and white highlights.
Black and white print of a close-up figure with an open mouth and intense eyes, rendered in bold, slashing lines with high contrast between black and white areas.

Max Kaus, Untitled, circa 1919, 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

Publisher
Max Kaus
Title
The legend of Saint Julian the hospitable
Place Made
Germany, Potsdam and Berlin
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and twelve lithographs 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
83.1.108a-L
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.