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John Elsas

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Ink drawing of two curly-haired figures on grass, one reaching toward the other, with German handwritten verse below.

‘Es ist die Eintracht hochgepriesen …’

1931

Watercolor sketch of a dark-haired woman in a pink cap holding a yellow animal, with German verse beneath.

‘Sie sucht jetzt für Dein Herz ein Platz …’

1932

Stylized black ink figure with a wide hat and red accent, walking beside German handwritten text on cream paper.

‘Wenn das Weib ist die Verführerin …’

1932

Pencil sketch of a shadowy figure holding a broom above a handwritten German verse, dated 1932.

‘Ich hab’ studiert als Lehrer …’

1932

Two stylized figures with patterned headdresses hold hands on a pink base, with German verse written below.

‘Die dumme Frau ist immer gut …’

1932

Watercolor cartoon figure in pink and olive with grey cap pointing, above handwritten German caption dated 1932.

‘Es wackelt die Erde in Griechenland …’

1932

Paper collage of a stylized woman in a blue cap and tan dress with hands on hips, above handwritten German text.

‘Wenns mit selbst nicht geht nach Willen …’

1932

Collage of two stylized figures in colored paper facing each other, with handwritten German verse below.

‘Und will ein Mann ein Weib studieren …’

1932

Collage figure of a stylized masked person in patterned paper with handwritten German verse below, 1932.

‘Durch Nehmen und durch Geben …’

1932

Collage of two stylized figures in patterned clothing on a gold-flecked ground, with handwritten German verse below.

‘Sieh Kind …’

1932

Small abstract watercolor collage in red, yellow, blue and grey above a handwritten German inscription on cream paper.

‘Erscheinung ist doch alles nur …’

1931

Collage of a walking blue-faced woman in a fringed red shawl pointing left, with handwritten German caption below.

‘Wäre dies und das …’

1932

Watercolor drawing of a stylized walking man in a green coat and pointed hat, pointing forward, with handwritten German text

‘Vorm Erker an dem Warenhaus …’

1931

‘Bei Philippi wird man wiedersehen …’

1932

Collage figure with pink face, blue dress and gray hat, framed by handwritten German verse on cream paper.

‘Die Hülle war war die Not und Pein …’

1931

Collage of a multicolored bird on a pale blue hill above a pink patterned strip, with German handwritten text below.

‘Beachte den Sinn der Farben nur …’

1932

Black silhouette figure with blue headscarf gestures beside a dried plant, with handwritten German text below.

‘Das Glück zu Dir ist sprungbereit …’

1931

Watercolor and ink drawing of a stylized figure with a round yellow face and black coat, with handwritten German text below.

‘Sitz ich in der Strassenbahn …’

1931

‘Es hat die Zeit…’

1931

‘Sagt man ‘schöne Frau und feiner Mann’ …’

1931

‘Die Sonne, die das Gute schafft …’

1932

‘Ich bin die Nemesis…’

1931

Two stylized colorful figures clasp hands above a handwritten German verse, rendered in cut-out geometric shapes.

‘Ich kann den Mann gebrauchen …’

1932

Collage of a stylized female figure with yellow face, pink hat and patterned dress, with handwritten German verse below.

‘Wer mir hat ein Leid getan …’

1932

Two green stylized figures with red and patterned hats reach toward each other above German handwritten text, 1932.

‘Alma ich bin sehr gesund …’

1932

Stylized walking woman in black coat and magenta headscarf above handwritten German verse on cream paper, 1932.

‘Ist der alte Geschmack vorbei …’

1932

‘Mit meinen Fehlern heute prahlt der Maler …’

1932

‘Von Nichts kommt nichts …’

1932

Stylized black figure in a patterned headscarf leaping over a red and blue form, with German handwritten caption below.

‘In der grandiosen Weltgeschicht …’

1932

Red watercolor of two stylized figures facing each other, one pointing, with a handwritten German caption below.

‘Du meinst, du hättest ein eigenes Haus …’

1930

Striped geometric figure with a small face above German handwritten verse, drawn in ink and colour on cream paper, 1931.

‘Hier zeig ich Dir …’

1931

‘Ich sage Euch mit meinem Mund …’

1932