Karl Walser
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personSwiss, 1877–1943
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Selected Works12

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
With the munitions column
With the munitions column, 1914
Acquired 1983
Lithograph
LACMA
Female figure from Figaro
Female figure from Figaro, 1911
Acquired 1983
Lithograph printed in black, gray, light green, and rose on Japan paper
LACMA
Ninon of the close
Ninon of the close, 1914
Acquired 1983
Etching on wove paper
LACMA
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1905
Acquired 1983
Lithograph
LACMA
Kunst und Künstler, vol. 3, nos. 3 (1904), 4 (1905), 8 (1905)
Kunst und Künstler, vol. 3, nos. 3 (1904), 4 (1905), 8 (1905), 1904
Acquired 1983
Printed material with one etching and one woodcut on laid and wove papers
LACMA
Kunst und Künstler 10, no. 1 (1911)
Kunst und Künstler 10, no. 1 (1911), 1911
Acquired 1983
Printed material and 1 color lithograph on Japan paper
LACMA
Kriegszeit, no. 12 (11 November 1914)
Kriegszeit, no. 12 (11 November 1914), 1914
Acquired 1983
Printed material and four lithographs on wove paper
Hammer Museum
The Coy Maiden
The Coy Maiden, 1926
Acquired 1957
Lithograph
Hammer Museum
Wedding Night
Wedding Night, 1926
Acquired 1957
Lithograph
MoMA
In the Park (Im Park)
In the Park (Im Park), 1902
Acquired 1942
Lithograph
MoMA
Costume Designs (Kostüm Entwürfe)
Costume Designs (Kostüm Entwürfe)
Acquired 1942
Lithograph (on zinc) with hand-colored additions

Previous Sales

Christie's
Fest in Kioto - Festivities in Kyoto
Fest in Kioto - Festivities in Kyoto
€38,400 ($42k USD)
May 2005
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Other Museum Acquisitions11

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With the munitions column
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1411d · Lithograph
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Female figure from Figaro
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1230a · Lithograph printed in black, gray, light green, and rose on Japan paper
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Ninon of the close
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1243t · Etching on wove paper
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1223d · Lithograph
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Kunst und Künstler, vol. 3, nos. 3 (1904), 4 (1905), 8 (1905)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1223a-d · Printed material with one etching and one woodcut on laid and wove papers
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Kunst und Künstler 10, no. 1 (1911)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1230 · Printed material and 1 color lithograph on Japan paper
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Kriegszeit, no. 12 (11 November 1914)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.1.1411a-d · Printed material and four lithographs on wove paper
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
The Coy Maiden
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1957 · Accession 1957.13.205 · Lithograph
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Wedding Night
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1957 · Accession 1957.13.204 · Lithograph
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
In the Park (Im Park)
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1942 · Accession 572.1942 · Lithograph
Given anonymously
Costume Designs (Kostüm Entwürfe)
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1942 · Accession 571.1942 · Lithograph (on zinc) with hand-colored additions
Given anonymously
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exhibitionsMay 5, 2026
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Recent Activity2

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death
Karl Walser dies
Jan 1, 1943
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birth
Karl Walser born
Jan 1, 1877