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Mauermayer
Die Bücherkiste, vol. 1, no. 1-10 (1919); vol. 2, no. 1/2 (1920); vol. 2, nos. 3/4, 5/6 (1920/21)1919

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Woodcut or linocut print of a stylized shaggy animal inside a bold black circle, surrounded by angular grass and rock forms, in high-contrast black and white
Open periodical page with woodcut-style masthead reading 'Die Bücherkiste' with angular figures in Expressionist style, dated 1919, and a circular woodcut print below depicting an elephant amid foliage, bold black on aged cream paper.
Woodblock print of a nude figure curled tightly into a fetal position, rendered in bold black lines on white, with expressive gestural contours and minimal interior detail.
Woodcut print of a curled cat in black and white, rendered with bold, flowing contour lines and expressive diagonal marks suggesting fur, set within a rectangular border.
Woodcut print in black and white, urban landscape with angular buildings and trees along the horizon above deeply carved, sweeping terrain in the foreground, bold contrasts and strong diagonal gouged lines throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two figures in close proximity, their faces turned upward and toward each other, rendered with bold gestural gouging and sharp diagonal lines against a solid black background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three standing figures in the foreground, partially clothed, with bold angular lines and dense hatching. Angular, fragmented architectural forms fill the background.
Woodcut print in black and white, a figure with a pointed hat bends forward cradling a smaller figure, rendered with bold carved lines and dense cross-hatching; stylized trees and buildings fill the background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a stylized human head in three-quarter view, rendered with bold angular cuts, radiating diagonal lines, and high contrast between deep black areas and white gouged marks, in an Expressionist style.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a figure with short hair and a round earring, rendered in bold angular cuts and dynamic diagonal lines against a dark ground, with German text reading "Originalholzschnitt" at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white with two nude figures: one kneeling at left, one standing with arm raised at right. Bold, angular Expressionist style with stylized cityscape and radiating sun at upper left. German text reading "und ANFANG" and "von Oskar Maria Graf" integrated into the composition; labeled "Originalholzschnitt" at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white; close-up of a woman's face in the foreground holding a flower, with bold Expressionist lines; a dark animal figure and smaller figures occupy the fragmented upper background.
Woodcut print in black and white; close-up portrait of a figure with angular, heavily stylized facial features and a head covering, rendered with bold carved lines and large areas of solid black ink.
Woodblock print in black and white with bold, angular carving; three stylized figures with mask-like faces in a compressed composition, rendered with jagged gouged lines and stark contrast.
Woodcut print in stark black and white with bold angular forms; two standing figures dominate the center, flanked by fragmented cityscapes, diagonal rays from a sun at upper right, and a fish in white-line outline at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white; a figure seated at a desk in the foreground, writing or reading, with a standing figure visible through a window behind, rendered in bold angular lines with heavy contrasts of black and white typical of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Artist or Maker
Mauermayer
1881-1948
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Campendonk
Artist or Maker
Oskar Birckenbach
Artist or Maker
Karl Puxkandl
Artist or Maker
Maria Uhden
Artist or Maker
Josef Eberz
Artist or Maker
Alöis Wach
Artist or Maker
Fritz Schaefler
Artist or Maker
Georg Schrimpf
Title
Die Bücherkiste, vol. 1, no. 1-10 (1919); vol. 2, no. 1/2 (1920); vol. 2, nos. 3/4, 5/6 (1920/21)
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and fifteen 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
83.1.1634a-o
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.