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German Expressionism. Erich Buettner and Wilhelm Giese Etchings and woodcut from magazine: Kunst und Leben, 1924-25 - German Expressionism Erich Buettner and Wilhelm Giese Etching and woodcuts from magazine: Kunst und Leben, 1924-25 Size: 23 x 16 cm. Laid to thin cardboard 2 Woodcuts by Erich Buettner Etching in the middle by Wilhelm Giese Yellow /light brown paper, damping stains to lower edge of two prints Erich Buettner (7 October 1889 – 7 September 1936) was a German painter. From 1906 to 1911 he studied at the Unterrichtsanstalt des Kunstgewerbemuseums Berlin. In 1908 he became a member of Berlin Secession. Büttner's work is dominated by color and dynamic form of expressionism. In the 1920s he created a series of portraits of his friends and fellow artists including Lovis Corinth, George Grosz, Arno Holz and Heinrich Zille Wilhelm Giese (23. Oktober 1883 in Horn, Lippe; † 8. April 1945 in Wegeleben; vollstaendiger Name Wilhelm Martin Ernst Leonhard Giese) war ein deutscher Maler, Zeichner und Radierer. kunst und leben 1924