The Gravediggers (original title on object), Idealisten II and further Marginal Notes (original series title), print, Three elongated abstracted figures with open mouths., printmaker: Erich Wichmann, 1923-09, paper, lithography, height 159 mm x width 165 mm, caricatures (human types), grave digger, Three elongated, dark, smudged silhouettes stand side by side against a lighter textured background, each with soft, rounded tops and shadowed facial-like areas suggesting closed features, the leftmost shape is broader and darker with a subtle lighter patch near its center, the middle figure is slightly narrower with a darker oval in its lower portion and faint marks near the upper area, and the rightmost silhouette is the most defined with a gentle downward tilt and a slender neck-like extension, all rendered in grainy charcoal tones with visible smudging and streaked vertical shading across the paper.
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The Gravediggers (original title on object), Idealisten II and further Marginal Notes (original series title), print, Three elongated abstracted figures with open mouths., printmaker: Erich Wichmann, 1923-09, paper, lithography, height 159 mm x width 165 mm, caricatures (human types), grave digger, Three elongated, dark, smudged silhouettes stand side by side against a lighter textured background, each with soft, rounded tops and shadowed facial-like areas suggesting closed features, the leftmost shape is broader and darker with a subtle lighter patch near its center, the middle figure is slightly narrower with a darker oval in its lower portion and faint marks near the upper area, and the rightmost silhouette is the most defined with a gentle downward tilt and a slender neck-like extension, all rendered in grainy charcoal tones with visible smudging and streaked vertical shading across the paper.

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Gravediggers original title object Idealisten II further Marginal Notes original series title print Three elongated abstracted figures open mouths printmaker Erich Wichmann 1923-09 paper lithography height 159 mm x width 165 mm caricatures human types grave digger Three elongated dark smudged silhouettes stand side lighter textured background soft rounded tops shadowed facial- areas suggesting closed features leftmost shape broader darker subtle lighter patch near center middle figure slightly narrower darker oval lower portion faint marks near upper area rightmost silhouette defined gentle downward tilt slender neck- extension rendered grainy charcoal tones visible smudging streaked vertical shading across paper

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