Schlafende Hirtin (Sleeping Shepherdess)

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Schlafende Hirtin (Sleeping Shepherdess)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 059

Description

Woodcut of a nude woman in a dynamic scene printed in black ink. The figure is created abstractly with different patterns and figures of animals surrounding her.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist

Franz Marc

Date made

1912

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

Fr. Marc

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

13-5/16 in

Provenance

Notes

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