Russian Lovers (Russisches Leibespaar)

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Russian Lovers (Russisches Leibespaar)

1908, cast 1908
Sculpture
Bronze
10 × 16 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (25.4 × 41.28 × 32.7 cm)
Gift of Walter Stein (54.134.4)
Modern Art
Currently on public view:
Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 3

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Provenance

The artist (1870-1938), Güstrow, Germany. Collection of Walter Stein; given in 1954 to the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art; transferred in 1961 to LACMA.

Label

In 1906, Ernst Barlach traveled from Germany to Russia, during which his observations of laborers working in the fields had an immediate impact on his beginnings as a sculptor....
In 1906, Ernst Barlach traveled from Germany to Russia, during which his observations of laborers working in the fields had an immediate impact on his beginnings as a sculptor. Russian Lovers, inspired by this trip, exists in bronze and also in white porcelain, which suggests the vast Russian winter landscapes.

Wall label, 2021.
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Bibliography

  • Barlach, Ernst, Elisabeth Laur, and Volker G. Probst. Ernst Barlach: Das Plastische Werk. Güstrow: Ernst-Barlach-Stiftung, 2006.