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Herbert Anger
Die Aktion 9, no. 29 (19 Juli 1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut cover of German periodical Die Aktion, No. 29, with bold blackletter title, dense text columns, and a central Expressionist woodcut of an angular figure in motion
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular lines depicting a dynamic abstracted figure in motion against a fragmented geometric background; the word "LAUFENBERG" appears in hand-cut block letters along the bottom edge.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a fragmented, angular portrait of a bearded face, rendered with jagged, expressionistic cuts and bold contrasting forms.
Woodcut print with bold black ground, a standing figure rendered in rough white gouged lines emerging from darkness, with expressive, fragmented mark-making throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting an abstracted head rendered in sharp, angular forms with bold white lines cut against a heavily textured black ground; diagonal slashes and geometric shapes suggest a face in profile at upper left.

Herbert Anger, Erich Gehre, Rüdiger Berlit, Wilhelm Tegtmeier, Die Aktion 9, no. 29 (19 Juli 1919), 1919, 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
Herbert Anger
Artist or Maker
Erich Gehre
Artist or Maker
Rüdiger Berlit
Artist or Maker
Wilhelm Tegtmeier
Title
Die Aktion 9, no. 29 (19 Juli 1919)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1919
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
83.1.1555a-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.