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Martin Schwemmer
Der schwarze Turm, no. 8 (1920)1920

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Woodcut print cover of a 1918 German publication, featuring bold Gothic lettering and a dynamic Expressionist composition of angular, colliding black and white forms
Woodcut print in black and white, close-up bust of a figure with one hand raised near the face, rendered in bold angular cuts with high contrast between solid black areas and white negative space.
Woodblock print in stark black and white depicting two intertwined nude figures with raised arms, rendered in bold angular forms with rough-cut edges characteristic of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two intertwined standing figures rendered in bold, angular forms with jagged white lines against a solid black background.
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a large foreground figure with raised fists dominates the composition, flanked by smaller figures, rendered with bold gouged lines and angular forms characteristic of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, two figures in dynamic struggle or embrace at center, surrounded by angular fragmented forms and additional figures in the background, with bold gouged lines and high contrast typical of Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two embracing figures rendered with bold, angular gouge marks against a dark background, diagonal striations suggesting movement across the composition.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two standing figures among angular, heavily carved vertical forms, with bold contrasts and expressive gouge marks characteristic of Expressionist printmaking.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, with fragmented angular forms and bold diagonal lines suggesting a dynamic figure or animal in motion, with hatched texture throughout.
Artist or Maker
Martin Schwemmer
Title
Der schwarze Turm, no. 8 (1920)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1920
Medium
Printed material with eight woodcuts on wove paper 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
83.1.1322a-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.