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Ernst Ewerbeck
Der schwarze Turm, no. 5 (1919)1919

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Expressionist woodcut print on a book cover with bold Gothic type and an abstracted angular figure in black and white
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a standing nude figure leaning forward over a reclining figure on the ground, surrounded by angular, fragmented forms rendered with bold, expressionistic knife cuts against a dark background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a seated nude figure with knees drawn up and head bowed, rendered in bold angular lines with stark contrast and rough-hewn Expressionist technique. A monogram initial appears at lower left.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a reclining nude figure, rendered with bold angular cuts and fragmented geometric forms against a dark background.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, depicting a close-up figure with bowed head and raised arm, rendered in bold, roughly cut lines with large areas of flat black and white.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two abstracted nude figures in angular, interlocking forms against a solid black background, with bold gouged lines and expressive grain texture.
Woodcut print in stark black and white depicting a bird in flight among angular, fragmented forms suggesting branches or foliage, with bold gouged lines and a monogram letter "E" in the upper right corner.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, depicting an angular reclining figure at right with a sharply stylized animal form at left, rendered with bold, jagged lines and high-contrast geometric shapes.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a crouching figure leaning over a small animal, rendered with bold angular gouges and jagged lines creating high contrast forms within a roughly rectangular border.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Ewerbeck
Title
Der schwarze Turm, no. 5 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material with eight woodcuts on wove paper plus one woodcut on cover stock
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
83.1.1319a-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.