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Bernhard Klein
Der schwarze Turm no. 2 (1919)1919

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Woodcut print with three angular figures in stark black and white, thick gouged lines, compressed architectural space behind them
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three nude figures in dynamic poses against a densely carved background, with bold angular lines and high contrast typical of Expressionist woodcut technique.
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular lines; a partially draped standing figure with one arm raised faces a seated robed figure in an interior setting; monogram 'BK' in upper left; German text below reads 'Johannes und Salome'
Woodcut print in stark black and white; a nude figure stands at center holding a mirror, with a clothed standing figure behind, rendered in bold angular lines with heavily carved expressionistic marks; German text below reads "frau mit Spiegel"
Woodcut print in black and white; a figure with expressive, angular features stands in the foreground beside a winding road leading to a village with a church steeple, rendered with bold, rough-cut marks and high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a harbor scene with boats and two standing figures in the foreground, surrounded by angular, fragmented forms of masts, rocks, and trees rendered with bold gouged lines and high contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a hilly town landscape with angular buildings and church towers in the background, large bold plant forms and figures in the foreground, rendered with characteristic gouged lines and high-contrast expressionist style.
Artist or Maker
Bernhard Klein
Title
Der schwarze Turm no. 2 (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
83.1.1316a-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.