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August Gaul
Kriegszeit, no. 53 (15 September 1915)1915

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Lithograph cover of German periodical 'Kriegszeit,' No. 53, September 1915, depicting a rooster, seal, bear, and dog gathered under a crescent moon
Pencil or charcoal drawing of a bearded robed figure in dynamic motion, raising a large rectangular tablet overhead, surrounded by vigorous swirling linework suggesting wind or flames.
Black and white lithograph of a large bear standing upright beside a post, looming over a crowd of smaller bears gathered below, with loose expressive linework. German text printed beneath the image.

August Gaul, Concert of the Dardanells, 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
Ernst Barlach
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 53 (15 September 1915)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1915
Medium
Printed material and three 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
83.1.1451a-c
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.