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Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion
Die Aktion 8, no. 23/24 (15 Juni 1918)1918

Not on view
Woodcut-illustrated periodical cover with bold blackletter title 'Die Aktion' above a stark black-and-white landscape with silhouetted trees, hills, and a small human figure
Woodblock print of a bird in flight, rendered in stark black and white with bold, fluid white forms suggesting outstretched wings against a solid black background.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a cemetery or memorial space, with an arched bridge or gate, bare angular trees overhead, and a row of upright gravestones and monuments below, rendered in bold, rough-cut marks.
Woodblock print with bold black and white contrast, depicting tall angular plant or reed forms rising vertically, with a small insect-like figure at center right and radiating lines suggesting a burst of energy, rough-hewn gouge marks visible throughout.
Woodcut print with bold black abstract forms on white ground, featuring sweeping curved and angular shapes that suggest upward movement, with rough-edged ink texture and a handwritten inscription at lower center.
Woodcut print of a stylized standing figure in black and white, with boldly carved angular lines suggesting a long coat and hat, surrounded by sweeping curved marks on a white ground.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a reclining nude figure rendered in angular, fragmented forms, with bold black masses and sharp geometric lines suggesting a forest or vertical background elements.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting three stylized figures, with a central male face shown in three-quarter view, flanked by two partial faces, rendered in angular, Expressionist forms with bold, flat cut marks.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting angular, fragmented nude figures among tall tree trunks, with bold contrasts of solid black areas and sharp white lines receding into a dark forest interior. Latin script text visible in lower margin.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting multiple sailboats with angular sails amid dynamic waves and birds, rendered in bold, expressionistic forms with energetic carved linework.
Publisher
Verlag der Wochenschrift Die Aktion
Germany, also active Mexico, 1879-1954
Editor
Franz Pfemfert
Germany, Magdeburg, 1891-1964
Artist or Maker
Karl Luis Heinrich-Salze
Title
Die Aktion 8, no. 23/24 (15 Juni 1918)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1918
Medium
Periodical with nine 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
83.1.1534a-i
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.