Carl Hoeckner

The Darkest Age

1936

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Lithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 26 × 40.1 cm (10 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 41.4 cm (11 1/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
Collection no.
1998.476
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

The Darkest Age — Carl Hoeckner. 1936.

Medium: Lithograph on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 26 × 40.1 cm (10 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 41.4 cm (11 1/8 × 16 5/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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