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Hermann Gewecke
Der Weg 1, no. 5/6 (1919)1919

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Expressionist woodcut cover of 'Der Weg,' München, Mai-Juni 1919, with bold black-and-white portrait of an angular, mask-like face in high contrast
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a circus scene with bold, angular forms; two acrobats tumble in the upper portion, while below a clown in ruffled costume, a rider on horseback, and a rearing horse fill the crowded composition; the letters "MU" appear in the upper right corner.
Woodcut print with bold abstract composition in black and white, featuring sharp angular and jagged forms radiating from a central vertical axis against a solid black background. Text reads "Orig.-Holzschnitt" at lower left and "Kinzinger Stuttgart" at lower right.
Woodcut print in black and white, wide horizontal format depicting a dynamic cosmic or aerial scene with a radiating sun at left, sweeping diagonal lines suggesting speed or flight, and stars scattered across a dark sky at right, with bold contrast and expressive angular carving typical of Expressionist printmaking.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting an angular, fragmented townscape with a prominent tower or steeple at center, surrounded by jagged rooftops and geometric forms rendered with bold, expressionistic gouged lines against a dark background.
Artist or Maker
Hermann Gewecke
Artist or Maker
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
Artist or Maker
Maria Uhden
Artist or Maker
Gottfried Graf
Artist or Maker
Conrad Felixmüller
Title
Der Weg 1, no. 5/6 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and six woodcuts on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 11/16 in. (31.11 x 24.6 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
83.1.1217a-f
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.