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Erich Büttner
Kriegszeit, no. 18/19 (24 December 1914)1914

Not on view
Lithograph cover of German publication 'Kriegszeit,' dated December 1914, with sketchy black figures of six soldiers marching in a diagonal line carrying rifles
Print combining a dense block of German text with a sketchy charcoal or lithographic illustration at the top, depicting a chaotic crowd of figures in loose, gestural lines.
Lithograph in loose, expressive strokes depicting a crowded interior scene with several uniformed figures reading newspapers and documents, a decorated Christmas tree visible at right, with a German caption below reading "Nach der Bescherung."
Charcoal or lithographic print depicting soldiers with rifles advancing across a battlefield at night, a bright moon breaking through dark clouds above. German handwritten text in three columns fills the right portion of the composition.
Black and white print of a handwritten musical score with German blackletter title 'Das Kaiserlied' at top, framed by densely sketched dark borders featuring expressive figural and landscape imagery.
Printed page with a pen-and-ink illustration at top showing a procession of figures on foot and horseback moving across a landscape, rendered in loose expressive linework; below, a column of printed German text in blackletter type.
Charcoal or lithographic print of an emaciated horse striding across a desolate landscape, rendered with vigorous, expressive line work. Buildings in ruins appear in the background; scattered debris and a fallen figure occupy the lower right. German text in Gothic script appears at the bottom.
Pen and ink illustration of a large bear standing upright and touching noses with a seated dog beneath a sprig of mistletoe suspended from a doorframe, with a peacock at lower right; German caption and date below.
Artist or Maker
Erich Büttner
Artist or Maker
Max Liebermann
Artist or Maker
Rudolf Grossmann
Artist or Maker
Various German Artists
Artist or Maker
Otto Hettner
Artist or Maker
August Gaul
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 18/19 (24 December 1914)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1914
Medium
Printed material and eight lithographs on wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/16 x 13 in. (48.60 x 33.00 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
83.1.1417a-h
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.