Der Tod und die Flüchtlinge (Death and the Refugees), from the series Grosser Totentanz (The Large Dance of Death)
Hans Grohs, Der Tod und die Flüchtlinge (Death and the Refugees), from the series Grosser Totentanz (The Large Dance of Death), 1919, woodcut on beige wove paper, Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson, © unknown, research required, 91.2.1
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- Title
Der Tod und die Flüchtlinge (Death and the Refugees), from the series Grosser Totentanz (The Large Dance of Death)
- Related Titles
original language: Der Tod und die Flüchtlinge
series (original language): Grosser Totentanz
series (translated): The Large Dance of Death
translated: Death and the Refugees
- Artist
- Date
1919
- Medium
woodcut on beige wove paper
- Edition
edition of 20
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 19 1/8 in x 12 in; sheet: 26 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: Der Tod und de Flüchtlinge, graphite, bottom left
inscription: Handdruck, graphite, lower left
signature: H Grohs, graphite, lower right
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
German
- Credit Line
Gift of Frauken Grohs Collinson
- Accession Number
91.2.1
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Like many young men of his generation, Hans Grohs enlisted enthusiastically, eager to serve Germany when war was declared. He encountered no action in battle, as kidney stones earned him an early discharge, but he saw enough of war to radically change his perspective. In 1917 he began his first of three series of prints in the form of a Dance of Death. Throughout the three series, Death is a vigorous, triumphant figure who harvests soldiers and civilians alike. This sheet comes from the final series, which deals with the harsh realities and politics of life in post-war Germany.
- Exhibitions
2014 This is War! Graphic Arts from the Great War Portland Art Museum