MORGNER, Wilhelm(1891 Soest–1917 Langenmark)

Large Crucifixion

Woodcut on yellowish vellum. Signed lower left: "For Wilhelm Morgner, Maria Korff-Morgner".

48 x 66 cm. Framed & under glass : 62 x 75.5 cm.

Print made by his mother, Maria Korff-Morgner. Discolored, stained, lower edge of the image rubbed, adhesive residue.

German painter and printmaker of the Worpswede artists’ colony, a student of Georg Tappert; his work was strongly influenced by Otto Modersohn, Max Liebermann, and Rembrandt; later, particularly by the “Blauer Reiter” (Blue Rider) movement; also acquainted with Franz Marc; influenced by the war beginning in 1914, leading to a more intensive exploration of death and biblical themes.

Bibliography: General Artists’ Lexicon.