LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

August Gaul
Kriegszeit, no. 46 (1 July 1915)1915

Not on view
Lithograph cover of 'Kriegszeit' no. 46, July 1915, with a large gestural drawing of a rooster spreading its wings, standing over a rounded form, surrounded by scattered feathers
Lithograph with bold, expressive charcoal-like strokes depicting a bearded man in a heavy cloak, leaning forward with one hand raised; a large shrouded figure looms behind him against a turbulent background; German text inscribed at lower margin.
Black ink illustration of figures among tall, loosely sketched trees in a forest setting, with dense crosshatching and expressive linework; German text printed below the image.
Pen and ink drawing with two scenes: upper view shows a Venetian island skyline with bell tower and domed church across water, with aircraft above; lower scene depicts a hilltop fortress with thick walls and towers over rocky terrain. German handwritten captions and annotations throughout, with energetic hatched linework.

August Gaul, Chanticlair, circa 1915, 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
August Gaul
Artist or Maker
Helmuth Stockmann
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Artist or Maker
Oskar Nerlinger
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 46 (1 July 1915)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1915
Medium
Printed material and four 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
83.1.1444a-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.