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Ernst Schmidt
Das Kunstfenster 1, no. 4 (1920)1920

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Woodcut print in black and white depicting an abstracted city scene with angular towers, jagged diagonal lines, and a circular sun or moon, by Fritz Levy
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crowded outdoor camp scene with barracks buildings, figures in motion, trees, fences, and an American flag at upper left; bold, energetic carving with high contrast. German text along the bottom margin reads 'Original-Holzschnitt' and 'Amerikanisches Gefangenenlager Ernst Schmidt.'

Fritz Levy, Large city, circa 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
Ernst Schmidt
Artist or Maker
Fritz Levy
Title
Das Kunstfenster 1, no. 4 (1920)
Place Made
Germany, Düsseldorf
Date Made
1920
Medium
Printed material and two woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 7/16 in. (20.60 x 13.70 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
83.1.1065a-b
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.