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Felix Meseck
The Tale of Gockel and Hinkel1922

Not on view
Lithograph with six loosely sketched faces clustered together, printed in black on white paper, with handwritten German text reading "Schiller's Räuber" across the top
Lithograph or charcoal sketch of a castle or fortified building nestled among dense trees, rendered in loose, gestural black marks on white paper with rough, sketchy hatching throughout.
Lithograph in black and white, a standing figure rendered in loose, gestural strokes at left, beside a vertical cascade of light suggesting a waterfall, with dense dark passages and a handwritten signature below.
Lithograph in black and white depicting a dynamic figure in motion, surrounded by swirling forms suggestive of wind or waves, with gestural, heavily textured mark-making and strong contrast between dense black areas and white negative space.
Lithograph with vigorous, gestural marks depicting two figures in close proximity, rendered in deep blacks against white paper, with a pencil signature in cursive script at lower right.
Lithograph or monotype print depicting a turbulent landscape or seascape in high-contrast black and white, with dense textured marks suggesting churning water or rocky terrain, white foam-like forms emerging from dark surrounding areas.
Lithograph landscape in black and white, depicting a rugged mountain scene with dense dark foliage and rocky forms, rendered in gestural, expressive marks with a cursive signature at upper right.
Lithograph in black and white with loose, gestural marks; two figures in hats and coats in the foreground, with a large stone archway and a domed tower in the background.
Lithograph with dense black tonal masses and gestural textures surrounding a loosely rendered face in three-quarter view, with a pale circular form at upper right; pencil signature below.
Lithograph with gestural black ink marks depicting two loosely rendered figures facing each other, one at left and one at right, with expressive, textured brushwork and high contrast between black and white areas.
Lithograph with energetic, gestural mark-making depicting multiple intertwined figures in black and white, with dynamic diagonal compositions and deep contrasting shadows throughout.
Lithograph in black and white depicting a central female figure surrounded by multiple faces and figures, with dense, heavily worked tonal areas and a handwritten signature below.
Artist or Maker
Felix Meseck
Title
The Tale of Gockel and Hinkel
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1922
Medium
Printed material and thirteen etchings on laid 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
83.1.157a-m
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.