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Georg Schrimpf
Der Weg 1, no. 7 (1919)1919

Not on view
Woodcut print on a 1919 German magazine cover, showing an angular expressionist portrait of a figure in dark jacket with large staring eyes, against a black background
Woodcut print, close-up portrait of a man's face in high-contrast black and white, with angular, expressionist gouged lines fragmenting the features and surrounding background.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a village landscape with log cabins along a curving path, surrounded by angular stylized trees and a large circular form at upper right, with bold contrasting gouged lines and dramatic expressionist composition.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two figures in close proximity, rendered with bold angular gouges and stark contrasting areas; fragmented geometric background shapes frame the expressionistic composition.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two nude figures seated among stylized tree trunks and foliage, rendered with bold contours and hatched textures.

Hermann Gewecke, 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
Georg Schrimpf
Artist or Maker
Fritz Schaefler
Artist or Maker
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Artist or Maker
Hermann Gewecke
Title
Der Weg 1, no. 7 (1919)
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and five 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
83.1.1218a-e
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.