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Maria Lyck
Saturn, 2, no. 4-9 and 12 (1912)1912

Not on view
Print of a standing figure in bold black lines on white paper, head bowed, wearing a loose top and wide-legged trousers, rendered with gestural, minimal strokes
Woodcut print in black and white, a figure seated in a chair and leaning forward with head bowed, rendered in bold high-contrast forms against a dark background; monogram "H" in lower left corner.
Woodcut print in black and white; a standing figure in a cap and a crouching figure in the foreground amid a dense crowd, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background; bold, high-contrast carving with rough gestural marks.
Woodblock print in black and white; two figures in an interior space before a louvered window — one crouching low on the ground, the other standing with back turned, rendered in bold, rough-cut lines.
Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat, rendered in minimal continuous line work on white paper, with crossed legs and small monogram at lower left.
Black and white print of a man in athletic stance holding a tennis racket, leaning forward with one knee raised; a small ball floats to his left. Letters "A" and "H" appear in bottom corners of the bordered composition.
Woodcut or linocut print, profile portrait of a person in left-facing view, stark white face against a solid black background, with bold angular marks indicating brow and features, monochromatic high-contrast treatment and a monogram at lower left.
Woodblock print or linocut portrait of a woman's face emerging from a solid black background, rendered in stark white with minimal black linework for facial features and dark hair; monogram "h" at lower left.
Ink drawing of a man in a dark suit and tie, leaning back against a stool or railing in a casual pose, rendered as a near-silhouette with dense stippled marks on a white ground; a monogram in the lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white; a cloaked figure kneels beside a lamppost at right while two embracing figures are visible in a lit doorway at left, with bold contrast and rough-cut marks.
Woodcut print, close-up frontal portrait of a young woman with shoulder-length dark hair, rendered in bold black and white with minimal carved linework defining facial features, within a rough-edged rectangular border. Monogram initials visible at lower right.
Woodcut or linocut print, close-up portrait of a man with swept hair, mustache, and necktie, rendered in stark white against a near-black background with bold, angular cuts; monogrammed "H" at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Maria Lyck
Artist or Maker
Kurt Szafranski
Artist or Maker
Manfred Dorr
Artist or Maker
Herbert Grossberger
Artist or Maker
Adolf Hacker
Title
Saturn, 2, no. 4-9 and 12 (1912)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1912
Medium
Printed material with eleven woodcuts and one etching on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/16 x 6 1/2 in. (23.60 x 16.50 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
83.1.1311a-l
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.