Gruppe im Sturm (Group in a Storm) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (Contemporary German Printmakers)

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Gruppe im Sturm (Group in a Storm) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (Contemporary German Printmakers)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 175

Description

A blocky print of two individuals in large cloaks helping each other up. Ther background is made up of many lines.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ernst Barlach

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Klinkhardt & Biermann

Date made

1919

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Leipzig

* Untyped Place

Germany

Edition

Edition Size

600

Notes

The number 66 written in pencil appears next to the printed title on recto but unsure if that is the edition number

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Monogram

Location

lower right in plate

Transcription

EB

Material/Technique

Printed, Ink

Type

Inscription

Location

recto

Transcription

BARLACH: Gruppe im Sturm. Holzschnitt

Language

German

Translation

Barlach: Group in Storm. Woodcut

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

lower left recto

Transcription

66.

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

8-5/16 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries