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Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer
Marsyas, 3 (November-December 1917) (Deluxe edition)1917

Not on view
Lithograph in black ink depicting multiple nude and robed figures, a reclining nude, a central floating figure with raised arms, and standing figures amid stylized trees and fruit-bearing vines
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework; a central haloed figure seated and gesturing outward, surrounded by smaller figures, flowering plants, and swirling dark forms below; additional standing figures in the background at upper right.
Black and white lithograph depicting a reclining figure with closed eyes and head tilted back, multiple overlapping hands clustered at the chest, surrounded by angular, fragmented forms in an Expressionist style with bold ink marks.
Lithograph with expressive, angular linework. A robed figure dominates the center, arms raised, flanked by stylized trees and buildings on the left and a small crouching figure on the right. A walking figure appears in the background. German text below the image reads 'unzüchtiges drohendes Beispiel sind. Straflos schreien.'
Black and white lithograph or ink print of a nude male figure in a dynamic, twisting stance, surrounded by fragmented angular forms in an Expressionist style, with bold hatching and sharp geometric shapes filling the composition.
Etching with dense crosshatching depicting multiple nude figures in an outdoor setting; a large reclining figure dominates the right foreground while two figures interact at left and smaller figures appear in the middle distance.
Black and white lithograph with bold, angular linework depicting three robed figures; a standing figure raises one hand upward while two crouching figures below cradle a recumbent head, surrounded by fragmented dark shapes suggesting foliage or rocky terrain.
Black and white lithograph with dynamic Expressionist composition; two robed figures in the upper half appear to rush or fall amid fragmented angular shapes, while chaotic diagonal forms and small indistinct figures recede into dense black in the lower half.
Black and white lithograph of a harbor scene framed by tall palm trees, with large-sailed felucca-style boats in the foreground, two small figures on shore, and low buildings visible in the middle distance, rendered with bold gestural linework and heavy shading.
Etching with fine cross-hatching depicting two scenes divided horizontally: above, a person reclines in an ornate bed with bottles on a nightstand while a figure holds a tray at left; below, a partially clothed figure lies prone on a bare floor beside a dish.
Lithograph with bold, gestural marks; a seated figure wearing glasses holds an open book or document, with a second figure crouching at lower left; dark, heavily worked background with the word "CHRONIK" printed below.

Ines Wetzel, Eve and Susanna, circa 1917, 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
Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer
Artist or Maker
Willi Geiger
Artist or Maker
Walter Gramatté
Artist or Maker
Ines Wetzel
Artist or Maker
Rudolf Grossmann
Title
Marsyas, 3 (November-December 1917) (Deluxe edition)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1917
Medium
Printed material with twelve etchings, nine lithographs, and twelve drypoints on wove and Japan papers
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
83.1.1663a-gg
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.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.