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Franz Pfemfert
Die Aktion 8, no. 27/28 (13 Juli 1918)1918

Not on view
Woodcut print on aged cream paper; cover of 'Die Aktion' journal featuring bold German typography and a stark black-and-white woodcut portrait of a figure with wild, radiating hair and raised hands framing the face
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up portrait of a figure with long flowing hair, face tilted downward, rendered with bold, angular gouge marks and high contrast between ink and paper. Monogram initials visible in lower right corner.
Woodblock print in black and white with bold, heavily carved lines depicting abstracted human figures in dynamic poses; cross and X shapes appear along the bottom edge against a dark ground.
Woodcut portrait of a man in close-up, head slightly bowed, one hand raised near his face, rendered in bold black and white with angular, expressive cuts.
Black and white print with stark white-on-dark contrast; a skeletal standing figure raises a long staff over a crouching winged figure below, set against a stippled dark background with two circular orbs; text reads "A. Krapp" and "Die Satire" below.
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up of a human head tilted downward with eyes closed, rendered in bold gouged lines against a dense black background with jagged vertical marks at the edges.

Franz Pfemfert, Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion, Various Artists, Bruno Beye, Jerzy Hulewicz, A. Krapp, Richard Bampi, Eberhard Viegener, Die Aktion 8, no. 27/28 (13 Juli 1918), 1918, 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

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. 27/28 (13 Juli 1918)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1918
Medium
Periodical with five 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
83.1.1536a-e
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.