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Wilhelm Tegtmeier
Kündung 1, no. 9/10 (September-October 1921)1921

Not on view
Woodcut print with bold marigold orange letterforms on a black ground, reading 'Kündung / Eine Zeitschrift für Kunst' in a tilted, geometric layout
Black and white woodcut or print featuring a German-language poem in stylized Gothic calligraphy, with the title 'Gemeinschaft' in large decorative lettering at top, signed 'W. Niemeyer' at lower right.
Woodcut print, tall vertical format with bold German text on white ground surrounded by rough black border, listing contributors and plate numbers in angular, hand-cut letterforms.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, dominated by a large abstracted face in three-quarter view with angular, fragmented features. A small standing figure appears in the lower left, dwarfed by the looming face above, with bold gouged lines and heavy contrast throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three stylized figures gathered around a small table, rendered with bold angular forms and stark contrast typical of Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in black and white; two stylized figures with elongated oval heads in the foreground, flanked by abstracted plant forms with leaf and seed shapes; bold contrasting areas with hatched white lines carved into dark ground; monogram 'AK' in lower right.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a stylized frontal bust of a figure with angular, fragmented facial features, bold black areas, and crosshatched white lines; a smaller masked or helmeted face appears at lower left, with a circular form at upper right; monogram 'RK' at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two standing nude figures shown from the waist up, rendered with bold angular lines, rough-cut marks, and high contrast against a solid black background.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting two stylized figures with angular, geometric facial features; a taller figure stands behind a shorter one, rendered with bold contrasting lines and deeply carved negative space.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a close-up, angular figure with long hair and a fragmented, Expressionist face rendered in bold carved lines and deep contrasting tones.
Woodcut print in black and white, two stylized figures in an angular urban street scene; a smaller figure faces forward in the lower left while a taller, elongated figure stands behind, rendered with bold carved lines and high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures with raised arms arranged across the composition, rendered in bold angular lines with sharp contrasts, geometric zigzag patterns, and visible gouge marks characteristic of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crowded group of figures with angular, expressive forms. Multiple faces and raised arms overlap across the composition, with bold contrast between deep black areas and white gouged lines. Geometric zigzag patterns appear at right.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting two figures in an interior space: a child in the foreground and an adult behind, partially obscured by a checkered umbrella or canopy. A wooden chair stands at lower left near an open doorway, with bold carved lines creating strong contrasts throughout.
Woodblock print in stark black and white; two seated figures in dark, heavy garments and head coverings rendered with bold gouged lines, set against a rough interior wall with windows at either side.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a hillside landscape with several small houses or farm buildings clustered in the middle ground, flanked by tall narrow trees, with boldly carved diagonal lines suggesting sloping terrain in the foreground.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a street scene with angular buildings on both sides receding toward a church steeple and hills in the background; several figures walk along the central path beneath a dramatic sky of bold, jagged clouds.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting two stylized, angular figures with fragmented, mask-like faces. The foreground figure faces the viewer with bold contrasting highlights; a second figure looms behind. A glass and flat surface appear at lower left, with hatched background texture.
Woodcut print in stark black and white of a nude figure seated at a table, rendered in angular Expressionist style with bold gouged lines and high contrast. A cat crouches at lower right beside a goblet and circular objects on the table surface.

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Title: Kündung: A magazine for Art, 1920, 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
Wilhelm Tegtmeier
Germany, 1895-1968
Artist or Maker
Martel Schwichtenberg
Artist or Maker
Karl Opfermann
Artist or Maker
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Artist or Maker
Charles Crodel
Artist or Maker
Gerhard von Ruckteschell
Germany, 1894-1971
Artist or Maker
Hugo Meier
Artist or Maker
Emil Maetzel
Artist or Maker
Willi Titze
Artist or Maker
Rolf Koppel
Artist or Maker
Willy Robert Huth
Title
Kündung 1, no. 9/10 (September-October 1921)
Place Made
Germany, Hamburg
Date Made
1921
Medium
Printed material and twenty woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in. (42.00 x 32.00 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
83.1.1060a-t
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.