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Oskar Nerlinger
Kriegszeit, no. 48 (18 July 1915)1915

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Print, cover of German periodical 'Kriegszeit,' July 1915, with pen-and-ink illustration of a large elephant striding forward over a sketchy landscape with soldiers and fortress walls
Print combining a pen-and-ink drawing with printed German text below. The drawing depicts a military training ground with barracks buildings, fenced enclosures, and groups of uniformed figures drilling in formation. Text below the image is headed "Altes Soldatenlied" and arranged in multiple stanzas of German verse.
Lithograph of a boy standing outdoors in a spiked military helmet and short pants, hands behind his back, with a rooftop townscape and cloudy sky behind him; loose sketchy linework; German text caption below.
Pen-and-ink illustration in two stacked panels with German handwritten captions. Upper panel: an explosion with ship debris scattering outward in radiating lines. Lower panel: a sailing vessel sinking at a steep angle in rough seas, with rigging and masts tilting into the water. Small printed text at bottom margin.
Artist or Maker
Oskar Nerlinger
Artist or Maker
Rudolf Grossmann
Artist or Maker
Carl Olof Petersen
Artist or Maker
August Gaul
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 48 (18 July 1915)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1915
Medium
Printed material and four lithographs on wove paper
Dimensions
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
83.1.1446a-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.