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August Gaul
Sheepcirca 1914

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Etching or engraving on cream paper showing multiple studies of resting sheep arranged in four loosely grouped zones, with fine black lines and varying levels of detail

August Gaul, Sheep, circa 1914, 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
August Gaul
Title
Sheep
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1914
Medium
Drypoint on heavy wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 9 5/16 x 7 3/8 in. (23.65 x 18.73 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
83.1.967l
Classification
Prints
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.

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