Löwen und Leoparden füttern ihre Jungen, Raben tischen ihren kleinen auf... (Even lions and leopards nourish their young. Ravens feast their brood on carrion...) from Die Räuber (The Robber) Act I, scene 2

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

"Löwen und Leoparden füttern ihre Jungen, Raben tischen ihren kleinen auf..." (Even lions and leopards nourish their young. Ravens feast their brood on carrion...) from Die Räuber (The Robber) Act I, scene 2

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 151

Type of Print

Photolithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George Grosz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Malik-Verlag

Date made

1922

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Berlin

* Untyped Place

Germany

Edition

Edition Size

100

Notes

work not numbered

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

"Schwimme, wer schwimmen kann, und wer zu schwach ist, geh unter" Rauber I Akt 1 Szene 5

Language

German

Translation

"Let those who swim can - the weak may sink"

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Notes

Discrepancy between the written inscription and the title of the work - occurs in other publications as well.

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below plate

Transcription

Grosz

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Watermark

Location

repeating

Transcription

Ferd Flinsch [bat over box or book]

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

paper watermark

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

24-3/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries