Survey of German Art for German 231 classes

A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.
Otto Dix
Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)
charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen
22 3/10 in x 22 ⅛ in x 1 ½ in (56.67 cm x 56.2 cm x 3.81 cm);22 3/10 in x 22 ⅛ in x 1 ½ in (56.67 cm x 56.2 cm x 3.81 cm);16 in x 15 ⅝ in (40.64 cm x 39.69 cm)
Museum Purchase
Josef Eberz
Nächtlicher Circus
woodcut on paper
12 ⅝ in x 9 ⅝ in (32.07 cm x 24.45 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
A. R. Penck
The Opposition Want to Overthrow the Government, from 'Expedition to the Holylan
two-color screenprint on Arches vellum paper
29 11/16 x 41 7/8 in. (75.3 x 106.3 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern
Two figures dominate the image with little reference to setting other than a low horizon line and some pebbles in the lower left. A man stands tothe lelft wearing simple tradesman's clothes; in his right hand he holds a ladle and another cooking implement. A knife in its sheath hangs at his waist. On his left shoulder stands a bird wtih wings open that is facing the man. To the right is a woman with a headdress and veil and cloak wrapped over one shoulder and in front of her.
Albrecht Dürer
The Cook and his Wife
engraving on laid paper
4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.94 cm);4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.94 cm);19 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (48.89 x 35.88 cm);19 3/8 x 14 1/4 in. (49.21 x 36.2 cm)
Museum Purchase
Käthe Kollwitz
Mary and Elizabeth
woodcut on Japan paper
15 5/8 x 17 13/16 in. (39.69 x 45.24 cm);22 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (56.2 x 71.44 cm);13 3/4 x 14 9/16 in. (34.92 x 36.99 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Three dark female figures are suspended in purgatory, with clasped hands in front of a triangular shaft of light that projects down from the top.
Max Pechstein
, sheet 3 - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Das Vaterunser - Geheiligt werde Dein Name)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
One forearm extends from the upper left side and ends to the right of center in a hand with palm down. Another arm extends from the lower right and ends in the lower left in a hand with palm up. Between the hands is the word "Amen!" in large letters.
Max Pechstein
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 12 - For Ever and Ever. Amen! (Das Vaterunser - von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen!)
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
23 ½ in x 16 ¼ in (59.69 cm x 41.28 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 in (71.44 cm x 55.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
A formal portrait of a pastry chef in his commercial kitchen. 
August Sander
Konditormeister Franz Bremer
gelatin silver print on paper
12 in x 9 3/8 in (30.48 cm x 23.81 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm)
Museum Purchase
German
The Five Kings Hanged (Joshua 10:26)
hand-colored woodcut on paper
14 ⅝ in x 10 in (37.15 cm x 25.4 cm);19 ⅜ in x 14 ⅜ in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Museum Purchase
Max Beckmann
Still Life with Toys and Shell
watercolor on pink paper
24 4/5 in x 19 in (63.02 cm x 48.26 cm);32 1/16 in x 26 1/16 in (81.44 cm x 66.2 cm);24 4/5 in x 19 in (63.02 cm x 48.26 cm)
Museum Purchase
Emil Nolde
Frisian Landscape
watercolor on Asian paper
13 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in. ( 34.3 cm x 47 cm )
Museum Purchase
There are two separate drawings. The first is a colorful drawing of a gathering of people wearing formal attire. They are depicted as caricatures, with large heads. The other image is a sketch of three people, side by side. On the left, a woman is shown from the back; she wears a coat, hat, high heeled shoes, and carries an umbrella under her right arm. There is a man in the center, shown from the side. He is mid-step, and wears a coat, hat, and boots; he has a mustache. The sketch on the right appears to show the same woman that is depicted on the left, but from a side angle.
George Grosz
The Gay Cafe
watercolor and ink on paper
24 ¼ in x 19 ¼ in (61.6 cm x 48.89 cm);32 1/16 in x 26 1/16 in (81.44 cm x 66.2 cm);24 ¼ in x 19 ¼ in (61.6 cm x 48.89 cm)
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family

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