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Josef Achmann
Der Weg 1, no. 8/9 (1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut print on a 1919 German magazine cover; bold blackletter masthead 'Der Weg' above a large black-ground woodcut of angular, fragmented white letterforms
Linocut print, abstract composition of angular geometric shapes in black and white, with densely hatched parallel lines creating tonal variation across fragmented planes.
Woodcut print in stark black and white, with two figures rendered in angular, fragmented forms dominating the composition; a smaller figure with a gaunt face stands at left; bold gouged lines and jagged geometric shapes fill the background; printed caption reads "Orig.-Holzschnitt" and "A. Wach"
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular forms depicting a fragmented human figure amid dynamic diagonal lines and geometric shapes, in an Expressionist style with high contrast between cut and uncut areas. Text below reads "Orig.-Holzschnitt" and "A. Wach."
Linocut print, abstract composition of bold black angular forms and sharp diagonal lines radiating from a central point, with hatched white strokes cutting through dense black areas.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a cityscape with a Gothic church spire at center, bold diagonal lines radiating across the foreground, and two figures among stylized trees at lower right.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting an angular urban streetscape with tall geometric buildings, a curving road, and a densely cross-hatched tree at left, rendered with bold expressionist lines and dramatic contrasts.
Woodcut print in black and white, a seated figure leaning forward over a table, handling small bags or pouches, with angular zigzag lines across the torso and bold, expressive gouge marks throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white; close-up of a woman with a bob haircut and round sunglasses, buildings and a large flower visible behind her, rendered in bold parallel carved lines.

Edmund Daniel Kinzinger, Untitled, circa 1919, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Josef Achmann
Artist or Maker
Oskar Birckenbach
1881-1948
Artist or Maker
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
Artist or Maker
Stanislav Kubicki
Artist or Maker
Alöis Wach
Title
Der Weg 1, no. 8/9 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material with seven woodcuts and two linocuts 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
83.1.1219a-i
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.