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Felix Meseck
Ganymed IV1922

Not on view
Woodcut or engraving of a glowing, bearded figure floating above prostrate robed figures in a dark interior, with rays of light and a spoked wheel
Black and white linocut or ink illustration of two figures in close embrace, faces nearly touching, with bold outlines and hatched shadows; one figure's hand cradles the other's head.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a group of five figures in a dense outdoor scene, with bold, flat lines and strong contrast. Figures wear patterned garments and headdresses; one crouches at center holding a decorated circular object. A stylized sun, moon, tree, and brick structure appear in the background, with foliage along the bottom edge.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a group of robed figures in animated poses; a skeletal figure at upper right holds a banner reading "Komm süsser Tod" in Gothic script; bold, angular lines and heavy contrast characteristic of Expressionist printmaking.
Pencil sketch of a winter landscape with bare deciduous trees in the foreground, a sloping embankment, and sparse buildings visible in the middle distance, rendered in light, open linework.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures gathered around a table in an interior setting, with bold carved lines and high contrast. Wine glasses and a bottle are visible at left; a window and doorway appear in the background.
Artist or Maker
Felix Meseck
Artist or Maker
Max Beckmann
Artist or Maker
Heinrich Campendonk
Artist or Maker
Max Unold
Artist or Maker
Franz Hecht
Artist or Maker
Richard Seewald
Title
Ganymed IV
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1922
Medium
Printed material with five woodcuts and one etching on laid and wove papers
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/8 x 8 5/16 in. (28.20 x 21.00 cm)
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
83.1.1388a-f
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.