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René Beeh
Lioncirca 1920

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Charcoal drawing of a large cat lunging forward on white paper, rendered in bold, loose black strokes with an open mouth and visible claws

René Beeh, Lion, circa 1920, 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

Artist or Maker
René Beeh
Title
Lion
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1920
Medium
Lithograph on heavy wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in. (17.94 x 17.94 cm) irregular; Sheet: 12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (32.23 x 24.13 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
83.1.171t
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.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.

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