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Bernhard Klein
Die schöne Rarität 2 no. 9 (1918)1918

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Bernhard Klein, Die schöne Rarität 2 no. 9 (1918)
Woodcut print in black and white depicting several figures in a densely composed outdoor scene; a helmeted warrior with a spear at upper left, two standing figures at lower left, and a crouching robed figure at lower right, with angular foliage, a rearing animal, and bold gestural cuts throughout.
Relief print in black and white depicting a heart-shaped face with two eyes and lashes, surrounded by flowing flame-like lines above and wavy lines to the left, set against a densely carved black background with horizontal line texture on the right.
Artist or Maker
Bernhard Klein
Artist or Maker
Josef Čapek
Artist or Maker
Georg Tappert
Title
Die schöne Rarität 2 no. 9 (1918)
Place Made
Germany, Kiel
Date Made
1918
Medium
Printed material and three woodcuts on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. (24.44 x 20.32 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
83.1.1653a-c
Classification
Periodicals
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.