Works by the Cologne Progressives
reproduced in their Journal a bis z

Left: Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (German, 1894–1933)
Demonstration, 1925
Oil on canvas, 26 3/4 x 35” (68 x 89 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 26 (August 1932): 102

If the most effective way to reach the greatest number of viewers was through print media, and especially cheaply produced periodicals, it is little wonder that so many works by the Cologne Progressives were reproduced in their journal a bis z (Cologne, 1929–1933; Heinrich Hoerle, Walter Stern, Franz W. Seiwert, eds.). In this newsletter, we present a selection of paintings, drawings, and prints in the collection, together with their reproductions in a bis z (indicated within red frames).

Left (above): Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (German, 1894–1933)
Die Fabrik (The Factory), 1923
Linocut, 11 5/8 x 15 1/4” (29.5 x 38.7 cm), irreg.
Left (below): Augustin Tschinkel (Czech, 1905–1983)
Weg zur Arbeit (Way to Work), 1929
Linocut, 17 3/4 x 11” (45 x 28 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, 12 (November 1930): 45

Left: Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (German, 1894–1933)
Arbeiter (Worker), early 1920s
Ink on paper, 8 1/2 x 5 5/16” (21.6 x 13.5 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 1 (October 1929): 2

Left: Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (German, 1894–1933)
Betriebsorganisation (Business organization), 1922
Linocut, 9 5/8 x 7” (24.4 x 17.8 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 5 (February 1930): 18

Left: Gerd Arntz (German, 1900–1988)
Strandbad (Beach), 1925. Edition of 15
Woodcut, 14 x 9 3/8” (35.5 x 23.6 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, 5 (February 1930): 20

Left: Heinrich Hoerle (German, 1895–1936)
Man und Frau (Man and Woman), c. 1930
Lithograph, 6 5/8 x 5 3/8” (16.8 x 13.7 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, 12 (November 1930): 46

Left: Peter Alma (Dutch, 1886–1969)
Die Ordnung der Welt: Acht Sociale Portretten (World Order: Eight Social Portraits), clockwise: Warden, Priest, Diplomat, Lawyer, 1929–1931
Each: Linocut, 11 1/8 x 12 1/4”  (28.2 x 31.1 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 20 (December 1931): 79

Left: Gerd Arntz (German, 1900–1988)
Inscribed: Schaufenster II (Shop Window II), 1925. Edition of 15
Woodcut, 14 x 9” (35.5 x 23.6 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 24 (May 1932): 96 (as Straße [street])

Left: Gerd Arntz (German, 1900–1988)
Wahldrehscheibe (Election Wheel), 1932. Edition of 30
Woodcut, 13 3/4 x 9 5/8” (34.8 x 24.5 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 26 (August 1932): 104

Left: Augustin Tschinkel (Czech, 1905–1983)
Die Friedenstauben (The Doves of Peace), 1932
Ink, gouache, and pasted paper on paper, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2” (26.5 x 16.5 cm)
Right: as reproduced in a bis z, no. 25 (July 1932): 100

May 4, 2022