Gruppe im Sturm (Group in a Storm) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (Contemporary German Printmakers)
Entry/Object ID
2026.09.175
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
Acquisition
Accession
2026.09
Source or Donor
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Acquisition Method
Transfer
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
