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Fritz Rhein
Kriegszeit, no. 39 (12 May 1915)1915

Not on view
Print magazine cover from May 1915 with German blackletter masthead above an ink illustration of a sea creature rearing from water, pierced by an arrow
Ink drawing of a narrow urban street receding into the distance, with a lone cloaked figure in the foreground and tall building facades on both sides rendered in loose, energetic cross-hatching. German text below reads "Straße in Kalisch."
Charcoal or ink drawing of a close-up male figure in military uniform facing forward, with two additional figures sketched loosely in the background at upper left. German text printed below the image in two columns.
Lithograph or charcoal drawing of several figures on a raised curved pathway bordered by bare trees, with a small building at upper left; some figures appear to use crutches or a wheelchair, rendered in loose gestural lines with German text below in Gothic script.

August Gaul, Lusitania, 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
Fritz Rhein
Artist or Maker
Oskar Nerlinger
Artist or Maker
August Gaul
Artist or Maker
Hans Meid
Title
Kriegszeit, no. 39 (12 May 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
83.1.1437a-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.