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Karl Jakob Hirsch
Der schwarze Turm, no. 4 (1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut print of a fragmented human figure in bold black and white, with angular hatched lines and a ladder-like form, monogram 'KH' at lower center
Woodcut print in black and white, diamond-oriented square composition with two fragmented human figures rendered in bold, angular white lines against a solid black ground, with hatched marks throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two abstracted, angular figures facing each other with arms raised, rendered with bold gouged lines against a solid black background; monogram 'KIH' at lower right.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, depicting two human figures amid angular, fragmented forms; bold gouged lines and sharp diagonal hatching create a dense, high-contrast composition.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, depicting a standing central figure with angular, fragmented forms and two smaller crouching figures flanking below; bold Expressionist style with dense hatched lines radiating across the background.
Woodcut print in stark black and white with bold, jagged cuts depicting fragmented human figures amid angular, collapsing architectural forms; a large looming figure dominates the upper right while smaller figures appear below in dynamic diagonal composition; Latin script inscription "KIH" and "Für BAEUMER" at lower edge.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, a fragmented angular figure dominates the center, surrounded by diagonal lines and geometric shapes suggesting a chaotic urban environment, with bold gouge marks and high contrast typical of Expressionist printmaking.

Karl Jakob Hirsch, No. 1, circa 1919, 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
Karl Jakob Hirsch
Title
Der schwarze Turm, no. 4 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and eight woodcuts 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
83.1.1318a-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.