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Karl Wiener

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Watercolor of a dark cloaked figure leaning against a tall ochre tower under a teal sky with a crescent moon.

"Die Witwe"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1942

Pen and watercolor drawing of a cross-hatched city skyline with a central spire under banded blue, red and yellow evening sky

Evening

1921

Ink drawing of two men walking past a destroyed tank and wrecked vehicle in hilly countryside with trees.

"When the Slovaks rose up" (Illustration)

1947

Loose pencil sketch of stylized figures above wavy lines on cream paper, titled Apokalypse, by Karl Wiener.

"Apocalypse" (pencil sketch)

1935

Pen drawing of a shadowy alley with an arched doorway, lit wall lantern and hatched cobblestones, titled Auf der Lauer.

On the lookout

1922

Pencil sketch of grotesque figures, a screaming man under a diagonal beam, a fallen figure, and a giant hand over a town.

"Distress", pencil sketch from: cycle "From Yesterday to Tomorrow" ("Grotesques")

1942

"Illumination Study" (Portrait)

1926

Stylized seated figure in a hooded robe under a crescent moon, with German text in colored letters below.

Blindly we crouch at the edge of the earth...

1935

Pencil sketch of a woman with bobbed hair, a bearded man behind her, and a bust form on the left against hatched background.

"Dame zwischen Tod und Teufel" (Bleistiftskizze)

1930

Pencil drawing of a bald man with a sidelong, intense stare, shaded face and dark collar, captioned Der Lauernde.

Der Lauernde

1922

Der Nörgler

1926

Pen and ink drawing of a bald man with wide eyes and a slight smile, shaded with cross-hatching, mounted on cream paper.

Der Optimist

1926

Pencil sketch of a standing skeleton raising one arm to hold a long-handled tool, with faint guidelines around the figure.

Der Tod

1941

Pencil sketch of a long-haired robed figure standing in a hatched interior with an arm extended to the left.

"Der Todesengel" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Charcoal drawing of a grimacing bald man raising a club, set against dense dark hatching.

Der Totschläger

1930

Ink drawing of a man with slicked hair and a tie, glancing sideways with a wry expression, mounted on cream card.

Der Zyniker

1926

Pencil drawing of helmeted soldiers in the foreground with a distant town, tower and hills behind them.

"deutsche Fallschirmspringer"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1940

Pencil sketch of a group of figures standing and walking beneath a shaded, hatched sky, with handwritten title below.

"Die Armen und die Blinden" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Pencil sketch of two stylized figures, one with a hand on the other's shoulder, against dark horizontal hatching.

"Die Bedrückten" (Bleistiftskizze)

1930

Pencil sketch of stylized figures with raised arms on cream paper, with a handwritten caption in the lower left.

"Die Erhebung" (Bleistiftskizze)

1930

Watercolor drawing of two women in dark dresses flanking a pale green skeleton, with a color checker at right.

Die Frauen und der Tod

1935

Colored drawing of a woman in a green fringed dress holding a flowing scarf against a dark background, by Karl Wiener.

Die Grüne - als Filmdiva

1930

Pen and ink portrait of a woman with wavy hair, half-closed eyes and a beauty mark, in an off-shoulder blouse.

Die Kokette

1926

Pencil drawing of two panels: a figure with raised arms against a stone wall, and a bowed figure under a dark shaded sky.

"Die Mauer" (Entwurf)

1942

Pencil drawing of an empty room in perspective with a small bed against the far wall, shaded in soft grey tones.

Die Nacht

1942

Pencil caricature of a uniformed man with raised arm speaking before a crowd, with a microphone at right.

"Die Phrase" (Goebbels)

1940

Pencil sketch of a stepped building with a flag on top, set above a heap of skulls, helmets, rifles and boots.

"Die Pyramide" (Bleistiftskizze)

1940

Pencil drawing of a raised hand reaching toward a pale sun among falling stars and radiating light.

Die Sonne erlischt, die Sterne fallen

1942

Pencil sketch of a group of caricatured faces with hats and collars in front of a grid of building windows.

"Die Unüberwindlichen" (Skizze)

1935

Angular pencil drawing with soft colour washes showing two men and a woman walking in a row, in a cubist style.

"Die Verdammten" Zwei Männer und eine Frau schräg hintereinander

1925

Pencil sketch of two hunched, elongated standing figures beside bare trees and a fence, with dense hatched shading.

"Die Verzweifelten" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Pencil sketch of four loosely drawn standing male figures on an open ground with faint perspective lines, dated 1941.

Die vier verlorenen Männer

1941

Pencil sketch of a man in a long coat raising a fist and holding a paper among rubble, broken weapons and ruined buildings.

Die Waffen nieder!

1949

Pencil drawing of a tall column of stacked cubes tapering upward toward a star and crescent moon on pale paper.

"Die Würfelsäule"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1942

Ink and watercolour drawing of a woman seen from behind, hands on hips, in a blue skirt and green blouse against green.

Dirne

1923

Ink drawing of a small village with a church tower, gabled houses and fir trees under sweeping clouds.

Dörfchen

1922

Ink and watercolor drawing of a couple walking arm in arm while a young girl in purple watches them from a wall.

Eifersucht

1923

"Eifersucht", aus: "Liebeszyklus"

1930

Pencil drawing of two nude figures holding hands before a night sky with a crescent moon, and a small figure behind them.

"Eifersucht"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1940

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a dark jacket and orange trousers against a yellow hatched background.

Ekstase

1923

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink dress with raised arms against yellow radiating rays.

Ekstase

1921

Pencil sketch of two figures embracing against a background of loose hatched lines, on cream paper.

"Entführung", aus: "Liebeszyklus"

1930

Ink drawing of a wide-eyed, startled face with a black collar against vertical hatched lines, captioned K. ENTSETZEN. W.

Entsetzen

1922

Woman in a striped gown with raised arms on a hill under rainbow arcs, with a small silhouette and the caption "Er kommt!"

Er kommt!

1921

Ink drawing of tilting city buildings and running figures on a debris-covered street, labelled ERDBEBEN!

Erdbeben

1922

Ink drawing of a startled man seated on a stool in a room with a lamp and framed picture, by Karl Wiener, 1935.

Erschrecken

1935

Ink caricature of a shouting man in a peaked cap with head tilted back and mouth wide open, signed Wiener.

"Es braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall" Karikatur Burschenschafter

1925

Watercolor ex libris bookplate with three fish swimming under waves, labeled Ex Libris and Hilde Halosar.

"Exlibris / Hilde Halosar" "Fische"

1920

Ink drawing of a city street with buildings on both sides and a dark explosion of debris and smoke at the center.

Explosion

1921

Drawing of crossed bones before a swirling sky, a stylized sun, a city skyline with smokestack, and a large hand.

"Finale"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1940

Pencil sketch of a standing male figure under a dark cloud with faint building outlines on cream paper.

"Finsternis" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Frauenkopf

1930

Pencil sketch of a woman in a patterned skirt with outstretched arms in a loosely drawn forest, study for a watercolor.

"Frühling" (Entwurf zu einem Aquarell)

1941

Colored-pencil drawing of a green tree, a small bird, a red sun with yellow rays, and rolling hills under a blue sky.

"Frühling"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1940

Night view of a gasworks with smokestacks, drifting smoke, lit windows and a yellow moon in a dark blue sky.

"Gaswerk" im Mondlicht

1935

Ink drawing of a dusky mountain valley with a farmhouse, meadow in the foreground, and streaky clouds in a tan sky.

Gegen Abend

1925

Ink drawing of a pale skull-faced ghost on stairs above a startled dark-clad man, set against heavy crosshatched shadows.

Gespenst

1921

Pen and watercolor drawing of a dark, hatched storm sky above green grass, titled Gewitter by Karl Wiener, 1922.

Gewitter

1922

Crayon drawing with a red border showing a dark storm sky above abstract rectangular blocks in muted colors.

Gewitter

1923

Colored drawing of a woman in a polka dot blouse and blue skirt leaning forward under a dark stormy sky.

"Gewitter"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1940

Ink and watercolor drawing of a hunched bald man seated among scattered orange seeds and a split yellow fruit.

Gier

1923

Pen drawing of a crucified figure on a cross above a rocky hill, with an angular city skyline behind.

Golgatha

1941

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a top hat under a peaked stage structure with steps and columns, by Karl Wiener.

"Götterdämmerung" (Bleistiftskizze)

1940

Pencil sketch of a tall stiff figure in a room with a bed, chair and tiny figure beside it, signed Wiener 1941.

Gulliver

1941

Pencil drawing of Hansel and Gretel approaching a decorated stone house beside tall fir trees.

Hansel und Gretel

1921

Colored pencil drawing of a white gabled house with green shutters, a leaning tree, and a dusky purple-blue sky.

Haus im Abend

1925

Charcoal drawing of a stout man in a top hat and overcoat holding a cane, shaded on yellowed paper.

Hausherr

1930

Pencil sketch of an autumn landscape with tall trees, a small wooden pavilion at left, and loose cloud forms in the sky.

Herbstlandschaft

1930

Pencil sketch of a man in a jacket and a woman with bobbed hair standing side by side on cream paper.

"Herr und Mädchen" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Line drawing of a man and woman with worried expressions behind a table of bread, cheese, fruit and sausage.

Hunger

1935

Black ink drawing of a stylized horse head merged with a large curving letter I, with a circle and triangle beside it.

I

1921

Pencil sketch of a stout woman in a hat beside a doorway and a standing man in a suit, with German caption below.

"Im Interesse ihrer Gesundheit prüfen Sie oft ihr Gewicht" (Bleistiftskizze)

1930

Dark lithograph of a bespectacled man beside a skull-like full moon over city buildings at night.

"In der Nacht" Selbstportrait, links oben lächelnder Totenschädel als Vollmond

1945

"In memoriam Minnerl Schüller", aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

1943

Pencil drawing of a seated figure in a stone frame gazing at a hilly landscape under a moon, memorial to Willi and Karl Stein

In Memoriam: Willi und Karl Steinberg

1941

Ink drawing of tangled, contorted figures with cross-hatched strokes inside a rectangle, titled Irrsinn.

Irrsinn

1922

Black and white woodcut of a bald, stocky figure in fur-trimmed clothing standing under a crescent moon beside bare trees.

Kain

1929

Charcoal drawing of a man with closed eyes and tousled hair, head bowed, shaded against a dark jacket.

Kater

1926

Loose pencil sketch of a kneeling hooded woman with folded hands, with faint architectural lines at right.

"Kniende Bettlerin mit gefalteten Händen" (Bleistiftskizze)

1935

Abstract colored pencil drawing with a large blue organic form surrounded by angular blue and orange planes on cream paper.

Komposition in Blau

1921

Abstract composition in green and violet with angular black-outlined shapes and hatched textures on cream paper, with red han

Komposition in Grün und Violett

1921

Colored pencil drawing of a red square and violet crescent with curved bands inside a violet border, captioned Komposition in

Komposition in Rot und Violett

1921

Abstract crayon drawing of colorful overlapping bars and blobs inside a thin pencil frame, with handwritten signature below.

Komposition: Zellen

1923

Black-and-white woodcut portrait of a man with short hair and mustache, set against a dark background with pale strokes.

Kopenhagener Arbeiter

1930

Pencil drawing of a cruiser warship on water under dark clouds and a pale blue sky.

Kreuzer

1921

Print of a city with a clock tower under falling bombs and comets, a woman's bust and a monster in the foreground, and the wo

"Krieg! Friede Friede" Stadtlandschaft mit Uhrturm im Bombenhagel; unten Büste einer Frau, rechts ein Ungeheuer

1940

Ink and colored hatching drawing of a dark figure raising a sword over angular buildings beneath a striped orange and red sky

Krieg

1921

Pencil sketch of figures arranged around a central open space, including a top-hatted man and a seated figure with a raised a

"Krüppelallee" (Skizze)

1935

Ink and blue wash drawing of a coastal steamer with masts and funnel on hatched water, a smaller ship at right.

Küstendampfer

1921

Pen and watercolor drawing of diagonal and curved bands in pink, yellow, green and purple with ink hatching.

Lage

1923

Colored pencil drawing of a table lamp with a dark green shade and pink base in front of shelves of books.

Lampe und Bücher

1921

Drawing of a hatched mountain landscape with a large yellow sun above purple and orange peaks, by Karl Wiener.

Landschaft in Gelb

1921

Pen and watercolor drawing of layered green and yellow hills with pale angular houses under a hatched sky.

Landschaft

1921

Watercolor landscape with a dark green tree on a green hill, rolling yellow fields and horizontal blue and white sky bands.

Landschaft

1923

Pen and colored pencil drawing of a square abstract landscape with a diagonal red stripe and hatched green, yellow and brown

Länge

1921

Abstract drawing of interlocking colorful angular shapes in crayon and ink, with a small stylized Lärm lettering block below.

Lärm

1921