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Heinrich Nauen
Holzschnitte niederheinischer Künstler1934

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Woodcut print with bold black and white contrasts showing two hooded figures seated together beside a reclining nude figure, surrounded by jagged, radiating marks suggesting dense vegetation
Woodcut print in black and white; a woman with long dark hair holds a young child in her arms, rendered in bold flat shapes with minimal detail on a pale ground.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting five hatted figures crowded together, leaning over a surface with diagonal lines suggesting papers or a table, rendered with bold carved marks and high contrast.
Woodcut print in white on black, half-length figure with angular, fragmented features resting a hand against the face, rendered in bold Expressionist style with jagged lines and deep contrast.
Woodcut print in stark black and white of two nude figures in close embrace, rendered with bold angular gouged lines and high contrast between solid black areas and exposed white paper.
Woodcut print in bold black and white of a bald, bearded figure seated at a table, drinking from a vessel, with fruit and a cup on the table, rendered in thick expressive lines with strong contrast.
Woodblock print portrait of a child with dark hair, shown from the chest up, rendered in bold black-and-white contrasts with rough-cut marks visible in the background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures tightly grouped: a seated figure in a headscarf holds a small child, while a larger figure leans over them from behind, rendered with bold gouged lines against a solid black background. Monogram initials visible at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a stooped figure holding a long-handled tool, surrounded by bold vertical and diagonal cut lines suggesting an outdoor or agricultural setting.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white depicting two abstracted figures in close embrace, one holding a jug, with bold flat areas of black ink and crisp white outlines.
Black and white woodcut or linocut print of a seated woman in a dark dress, wearing a striped brimmed hat and patterned lace gloves, hands folded in her lap beside a chair back.
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Nauen
Artist or Maker
Willy Holzhausen
Artist or Maker
Hanns Kempkes
Artist or Maker
Maria Katzgrau
Artist or Maker
Maria Kuhlen
Artist or Maker
Karl Sartorius
Artist or Maker
Ernst Röttger
Artist or Maker
Peter Bertlings
Artist or Maker
Fritz Huhnen
Artist or Maker
Hein Minkenberg
Title
Holzschnitte niederheinischer Künstler
Place Made
Germany, Krefeld
Date Made
1934
Medium
Eleven woodcuts on 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
83.1.16a-k
Classification
Prints
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.