Kasernenbesetzung

1931

Gerd Arntz

Associated Names
Gerd Arntz

Artist, German, 1900 - 1988

The image is composed of bold, black shapes and lines that create an abstract design. Square and rectangular blocks form the walls and windows, while figures are depicted with geometric simplicity, resembling paper cutouts. These figures are standing in groups, some holding rifles, and one appears to be a soldier in uniform. There is also an oversized figure in the image's lower section, a headless statue that resembles a military coat on a plinth. The arrangement of shapes and lines suggests people gathering and interacting. In the corner, a figure holds a sign with a cross.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.8 x 24.6 cm (13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Glöckner, Cologne); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased March 17, 1999; gift to NGA ,2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: arntz 37; by artist, lower left, in graphite: KASERNENBESETZUNG (1-30); by artist (?), lower left, in pen and black ink: 126; by later hand, verso lower center margin, in graphite: 39

Markings

stamp, verso lower center, in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76556235

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