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Adolf Uzarski
Tales of the parrot1919

Not on view
Black ink print on cream paper, four figures in dynamic poses within a roughly sketched architectural interior, rendered with loose, expressive crosshatched lines
Black and white lithograph or charcoal drawing of two nude figures falling headlong through a circular rocky chasm, with small figures on horseback visible at the top edge, rendered in vigorous crosshatched strokes.
Lithograph with energetic, slashing strokes depicting two nude figures: a standing figure rising at center amid swirling foliage, and a reclining figure at lower right. Black and white with dramatic tonal contrast.
Lithograph in gray tones depicting two nude figures in a tropical setting; one figure carries the other amid dynamic diagonal hatching suggesting wind or rain, with palm fronds and trees in the background and a parrot at upper left.
Lithograph in black and gray tones depicting a muscular figure climbing or leaping in a gnarled tree, with two reclining nude figures on the ground below, rendered with vigorous cross-hatching and gestural linework.
Lithograph depicting a dynamic battle scene with two rearing horses and mounted figures, one carrying a spear and shield; bold, energetic crayon strokes in black and gray on white paper.
Lithograph in black and white with energetic cross-hatched mark-making; a robed figure wielding a sword descends from upper left toward a nude figure entwined within the coiling body of a large serpent, set against swirling abstract forms.
Lithograph depicting two intertwined nude figures in dynamic motion, surrounded by sweeping diagonal strokes suggesting wind or flame, rendered in loose, vigorous charcoal-like marks on white paper.
Lithograph depicting two figures amid turbulent swirling forms suggesting wind or waves; a standing figure with flowing hair raises one arm upward while a second figure reclines below with arms outstretched, rendered in vigorous gestural grayscale strokes. A dark winged shape appears in the upper background.
Lithograph in grayscale depicting dynamic figures on horseback amid tropical foliage, with vigorous cross-hatched mark-making and fluid, energetic composition suggesting motion and turbulence.
Lithograph title page with cursive German text above and below a central vignette depicting a woman with loosely sketched hair holding a parrot on her hand, rendered in expressive charcoal-like crayon strokes on white ground.
Artist or Maker
Adolf Uzarski
Title
Tales of the parrot
Place Made
Germany, Düsseldorf
Date Made
1919
Medium
Thirteen lithographs on Van Gelder Zonen paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 26 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (66.2 x 51 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
83.1.14a-m
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.