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W. Boning
Kriegszeit, no. 5 (30 September 1914)1914

Not on view
Lithograph broadsheet cover from 1914 with Gothic text masthead above a gestural sketch of Reims Cathedral with radiating light behind twin towers
Lithograph or charcoal drawing depicting a naval battle scene; a ship engulfed in a massive explosion of smoke and flames at left, with additional vessels on rough seas in the background; loose, expressive linework; handwritten text in German script below the image.
Black and white lithograph depicting a nighttime street scene with buildings engulfed in large billowing flames. Crowds of figures on horseback and on foot fill the foreground amid smoke and chaos. A multi-story building at right remains standing. German Gothic script inscription at bottom margin.
Print depicting a group of winged figures in loose gestural linework; a central standing figure is surrounded by smaller winged putti blowing trumpets and holding wreaths; German text in script handwriting below the composition, with printed text at the bottom margin.
Artist or Maker
W. Boning
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 5 (30 September 1914)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1914
Medium
Printed material and four lithographs on wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/16 x 13 in. (48.6 x 33 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
83.1.1404a-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.