Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

1920

Kurt Pfister

Associated Names
Heinrich Campendonk

Artist, German, 1889 - 1957

Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag

Publisher

Unknown

Printer

Oskar Kokoschka

Artist, Austrian, 1886 - 1980

Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

Ludwig Meidner

Artist, German, 1884 - 1966

Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer

Artist, German, 1876 - 1949

René Beeh

Artist, German, 1886 - 1922

Karl Caspar

Artist, German, 1879 - 1956

Max Unold

Artist, German, born 1885

Conrad Felixmüller

Artist, German, 1897 - 1977

Lyonel Feininger

Artist, American, 1871 - 1956

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Artist, German, 1884 - 1976

Max Pechstein

Artist, German, 1881 - 1955

Otto Mueller

Artist, German, 1874 - 1930

Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

Various Artists

Artist

Richard Seewald

Artist, German, born 1889

Christian Rohlfs

Artist, German, 1849 - 1938

Ernst Barlach

Artist, German, 1870 - 1938

George Grosz

Artist, American, born Germany, 1893 - 1959

Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

Alfred Kubin

Artist, Austrian, 1877 - 1959

Hans Meid

Artist, German, 1883 - 1957

August Gaul

Artist, German, 1869 - 1921

Max Slevogt

Artist, German, 1868 - 1932

Käthe Kollwitz

Artist, German, 1867 - 1945

Max Liebermann

Artist, German, 1847 - 1935

Lovis Corinth

Artist, German, 1858 - 1925

Kurt Pfister

Author, German, 1895 - 1951

This is a painting of an abstract cover illustration with humanoid figures depicted in a simple, stylized manner alongside text. The figures are arranged in various poses and interact with minimal line-drawn landscape elements on a brown background using blue ink. Hand-drawn text in German is placed at the top and bottom of the image. The style is expressive and emotive, reminiscent of Henri Matisse.
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This is a drawing of a book cover depicting sketched figures in various poses, along with text. The cover shows figures in different postures, surrounded by text reading "Kurt Pfister Deutsche Graphiker Der Gegenwart" at the top, and "Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag Leipzig" at the bottom. The figures are outlined in dark ink against a neutral background, set in an abstract landscape with hints of plants and water.

Cover from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Richard Seewald, Unknown, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag

1920

The image is a sketched portrait of a man showing his head and shoulders, facing forward. The sketch includes shading on the face, obscuring some facial features. The man wears a brimmed hat, and a coat or jacket is indicated on the shoulders and neck area. There is no visible jewelry or held objects. The background is plain, and to the right of the portrait, there is a signature and date written in cursive: "Leslie 20 April 1920."

Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Lovis Corinth, Unknown, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag

1920

The image depicts a sketch of a man focusing on his upper body. The man's head, shoulders, and partial upper torso are highlighted. His position is slightly turned to one side, with his head tilted downward, casting a shadow across his face. The man has facial features sketched with rough lines and wears a mustache. He is depicted wearing a broad-brimmed hat with a dark band that casts a shadow over his eyes. The man's clothing appears to be a collared garment, suggested through bold strokes. The background is undecorated, and the man's outline is casually merged with some shading, with the rest left blank.

Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Max Liebermann, Unknown, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag

1917

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ingrid Rose, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

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