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Walter O. Grimm
Der schwarze Turm no. 1 (1919)1919

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Printed publication cover with Gothic type and a woodcut illustration of radiating diagonal beams surrounding a small structure, with ribbon banners reading 'November-Verlag, Kiel, 1918'
Woodcut print in black and white; a reclining nude figure occupies the foreground while a clothed, angular figure looms behind at upper left, set against a night sky with radiating lines, stars, and a burst of light at top center.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple nude figures among dense tropical foliage, with bold contrasting gouged lines and angular forms characteristic of Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a nude figure seen from behind, torso twisted and head bowed, rendered with bold carved lines and strong contrast against a hatched background.
Woodblock print of a reclining nude figure, rendered in bold black-and-white with energetic diagonal gouge marks and angular, stylized forms; small monogram stamp at lower left.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a close-up face with angular, elongated features, surrounded by dynamic hatched marks and jagged lines against a black background; bold, rough-cut Expressionist technique.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a semi-abstract standing figure, rendered with bold diagonal gouge marks and angular forms against a densely hatched background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting several figures grouped together beneath radiating rays of light from above, rendered with bold expressionist gouged lines and high contrast.
Artist or Maker
Walter O. Grimm
Title
Der schwarze Turm no. 1 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material with seven woodcuts and one linocut on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 7 1/4 in. (22.86 x 18.41 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
83.1.1315a-h
Classification
Books
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.