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Moriz Melzer
Der schwarze Turm, no. 6 (1919)1919

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Woodcut-style print with bold black geometric abstract forms above and below the block-lettered text 'MORIZ MELZER' on off-white paper
Woodcut print in black and white with dynamic, fragmented forms suggesting a figure in motion, rendered in angular, overlapping planes with bold contrasts and visible gouge marks.
Woodblock print, abstract landscape of jagged angular rock forms in black and white, with hatched linear patterns in the lower foreground and a dark textured sky above.
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white depicting a dynamic figure in motion, rendered with bold angular lines and sharp diagonal marks against a white background.
Woodblock print of a reclining figure rendered in bold black ink on white paper, broken into angular, fragmented forms with visible grain texture and rough-cut edges.
Woodcut print in black and white, densely packed abstract foliage with bold angular leaf and plant forms, ink texture visible across the carved areas.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a reclining animal, possibly a bear or large cat, surrounded by foliage and dynamic diagonal lines, with bold contrasting areas of solid black and white negative space.
Woodcut print in black and white; a bold silhouetted figure at left strides forward amid fragmented angular forms and jagged diagonal lines suggesting an urban environment, with visible grain and ink texture.
Artist or Maker
Moriz Melzer
Title
Der schwarze Turm, no. 6 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material with eight woodcuts and one woodcut on cover stock
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (23.49 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
83.1.1320a-i
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.