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Felix Meseck
Das neue Pathos 2, no. 1/3 (1914)1914

Not on view
Woodcut print in black and white, four figures in a compressed interior: three standing figures grapple in the upper half while a fourth crouches over a crate below, rendered in bold carved lines and high contrast
Charcoal drawing with loose, energetic strokes depicting two arched interior scenes, likely café settings, with groups of figures seated at tables; a solitary figure sketched in the lower right foreground.
Woodcut print portrait of a person with tousled hair, face tilted slightly downward, rendered in bold black and white with rough, expressive gouge marks. Monogram 'H' and date '07' in lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a hillside village street, with rows of angular buildings receding into the distance, jagged mountain peaks in the background, bold expressionist gouging and high contrast between ink and bare paper.
Black and white woodblock print of a crouching figure in short sleeves and a cap, using a bow-drill against a flat surface, with bold hatched lines in the rocky background.
Charcoal drawing, three-quarter portrait of a woman with a headband, chin resting on one hand, wearing a light-colored shirt, with vigorous hatched strokes in the shadowed background.
Black and white lithograph of a village landscape, with a tall bare tree at left, low buildings, and a rounded tree at center, rendered in loose gestural strokes with bold contrasting marks.
Woodcut print depicting a crowded interior scene with numerous figures, some partially clothed, arranged across multiple levels. Dense hatched lines fill the walls and ceiling; a group stands on a raised platform at center background while other figures crouch and move in the foreground.
Black and white woodcut print, two figures on a dark hillside, one standing and holding a tall pole with a flag, one seated nearby, with bold contrasting lines and a crescent moon visible in the upper right.
Charcoal or pencil sketch of two figures in close proximity: a younger person facing forward at left and an older person in profile at right, rendered with vigorous cross-hatching and expressive linework on white paper.
Charcoal and wash drawing of two nude figures in close proximity, rendered with bold expressive lines and loose gray tonal washes on white paper.
Woodblock print of botanical forms in bold black and white, featuring feathery fern-like fronds on the left and broad, curling leaves with a solid dark pod-like shape on the right, enclosed in a thick rectangular border.
Black and white print of botanical specimens in silhouette, with feathery-leaved stems and delicate seed heads rendered in solid black against a white ground, initialed "mb." at lower center.
Black and white print of two flowering plant stems rendered as solid black silhouettes against a white ground, with dotted texture suggesting leaf veining and delicate tendrils extending from the branches.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three angular, heavily stylized figures in coats and hats, rendered with bold gouged lines and stark contrasts against a dark background.
Woodcut print in black and white; bust-length portrait of an elderly bearded man with long hair, surrounded by a dark circular halo from which bold radiating lines extend; high-contrast bold lines define deeply carved facial features; the word "LEONARDO" inscribed at lower left in block letters.
Artist or Maker
Felix Meseck
Artist or Maker
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Artist or Maker
Walther Klemm
Artist or Maker
Marcus Behmer
Artist or Maker
Hanns Meinke
Artist or Maker
Edmund "Eddy" Richard Max Smith
Artist or Maker
Emil Rudolf Weiss
Artist or Maker
Erich Heckel
Artist or Maker
Alexander Olbricht
Artist or Maker
Wilhelm Gerstel
Artist or Maker
Jakob Steinhardt
Artist or Maker
Waldemar Rösler
Title
Das neue Pathos 2, no. 1/3 (1914)
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1914
Medium
Printed material with eleven woodcuts and five lithographs on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (38.73 x 28.25 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
83.1.824a-p
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.