Showing posts with label Hermann Wöhler (1897-1961). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hermann Wöhler (1897-1961). Show all posts

4/12/19

Hermann Wöhler, The Nightmare (Der Alptraum) also known as "The Incubus Taking Possession of a House" ("Der Alp bemächtigt sich eines Hauses")

Hermann Wöhler, The Nightmare Der Alptraum also known as The Incubus painting
The Daulton Collection

Date: c. 1915
Technique: Pen and ink on artist board, 32.5 x 35.7 cm

Hermann Wöhler, Collapse (Zusammenbruch)

Hermann Wöhler, Collapse Zusammenbruch illustration
The Daulton Collection

Date: 1918
Technique: Ink on paper, 60.3 x 38.9 cm

"Zusammenbruch" is one of seven drawings from Wöhler's 1918 portfolio entitled "Zwielicht: Sieben Sinnbilder / erste Geschichte des Erwachenden Schicksals vor dem Licht."  ["Twilight: Seven Symbols / The First History of the Awakening Fate of Light"]