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Hermann Gewecke
Der Weg 1, no. 10 (1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut print cover of 'Der Weg,' München, 1919, with bold Expressionist lettering and two angular abstracted figures in stark black and white
Woodcut print in black and white depicting a seated nude figure in three-quarter view, surrounded by angular, fragmented forms with bold carved lines and high-contrast negative space.
Woodcut print of a close-cropped face in black and white, rendered in angular, fragmented planes with bold expressionist cutting; crosshatched and parallel-lined textures fill geometric facets across forehead, eyes, and nose against a solid black background.
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, angular gouged lines depicting a semi-nude figure seated amid fragmented geometric forms, Expressionist style with high contrast and visible wood grain texture.

Karl Puxkandl, 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
Hermann Gewecke
Artist or Maker
Karl Puxkandl
Artist or Maker
Josef Achmann
Title
Der Weg 1, no. 10 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and four 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
83.1.1220a-d
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.