Die Wehr (The Resistance), from Die Siebenhardenbeliebung series
Hans Grohs
German, 1892–1981

Details
Title
Die Wehr (The Resistance), from Die Siebenhardenbeliebung series
Artist/Maker
Hans Grohs (German, 1892–1981)
Date
1921–1922
Medium
Woodcut print
Dimensions
11 9/16 x 16 5/16 inches
Credit
Gift of Nelson Brackin
Accession #
2005.332.5
On View
Currently not on view
Defense The North Frisian law code asserted the right to take up arms in defense of the region. As seen in Grohs’s print, such a defense force would have been a flotilla. This is one of Grohs’s most beautiful print compositions. The repeated shapes of ships and sails create a strong rhythmic dynamic and, for all their realism, an almost abstract decorative pattern.