Josef Eberz

Josef Eberz was an artist whose documented professional activity spans a concentrated period between 1916 and 1919. Eberz was primarily involved in graphic arts and illustration, contributing drawings and prints to several influential literary and art periodicals during the late 1910s.

Six works by the artist are currently represented in museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). This documented output includes one drawing, one print, and four illustrations or plates published within contemporary journals. Specific known works include THEATER (Bühne), and the print River Landscape (Flusslandschaft), which appeared in the periodical Das Kunstblatt in April 1917. Further documentation confirms his association with the influential arts journal Die Aktion (Volume 8, 1918). Later contributions to the periodical Münchner Blätter für Dichtung und Graphik include the plates Salvation (Erlösung) (July 1919) and Lovers (Liebespaar) (October 1919).

The limited scope of his documented activity suggests a focused involvement in the European graphic arts scene immediately following World War I. Research into Eberz’s published illustrations establishes a record for Josef Eberz prints and drawings. Today, high-quality prints derived from his periodical work are increasingly accessible, with some source materials entering the public domain.