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Collections

Franz Schulze
Die Aktion 9, no. 45/46 (15 November 1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut print cover of German journal 'Die Aktion,' featuring a jagged expressionist woodcut of a figure with raised fists surrounded by fragmented architectural forms and broken lettering spelling 'REVOLUTION'
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular forms fragmenting an urban scene into jagged geometric planes, with partial Latin-script letterforms scattered throughout the composition.
Woodcut portrait of a bearded man with glasses in three-quarter view, rendered in bold black and white with angular, expressive gouged lines. The word "TROTSKY" appears in large block letters at the bottom.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a dynamic figure in motion, fragmented into angular, interlocking planes with bold contrasts and diagonal lines typical of Expressionist printmaking technique.

Franz Schulze, Herbert Anger, Max Schwimmer, Die Aktion 9, no. 45/46 (15 November 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
Franz Schulze
Germany, active 20th century
Artist or Maker
Herbert Anger
Artist or Maker
Max Schwimmer
Title
Die Aktion 9, no. 45/46 (15 November 1919)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Date Made
1919
Medium
Periodical with three 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
83.1.1561a-c
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.