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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion 8, no. 9/10 (23 February 1918)1918

Not on view
Woodcut print with white lines on black, showing two abstracted figures — one crouching, one standing — connected by converging diagonal lines
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a close-up figure with a circular halo-like form framing the face, one hand raised, rendered in bold Expressionist style with heavy lines and hatching. The text "FÜR ANASTASIA DIMITRIEWNA" arcs across the upper portion.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a veiled or hooded figure centered within angular, slashing lines; a diamond-shaped opening reveals a smaller face within, surrounded by bold, expressionistic foliage forms below.
Woodblock print in black and white, a small standing figure at the apex of a mountain or erupting form, surrounded by radiating lines against a dark arched background, bold gouged marks creating jagged streaks that fan downward and outward.
Editor
Franz Pfemfert
Germany, also active Mexico, 1879-1954
Publisher
Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion
Artist or Maker
Various Artists
Title
Die Aktion 8, no. 9/10 (23 February 1918)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1918
Medium
Periodical with four woodcuts 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
83.1.1531a-d
Classification
Periodicals
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.