God the Father Hovering (Schwebender Gottvater)

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God the Father Hovering (Schwebender Gottvater)

1922, edition 1956
Sculpture
Bӧttger stoneware
19 7/8 × 13 × 19 3/4 in. (50.48 × 33.02 × 50.17 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Lawrence (M.82.156)
Modern Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

The artist (1870-1938). Dr. (1926-1980) and Mrs. Ronald Lawrence (1930-), Los Angeles; given in 1982 to LACMA.

Bibliography

  • Barron, Stephanie. German Expressionist Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983.

    View this publication in LACMA's Reading Room

  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.

  • Tanaka, Fumio.  "History of Christian Art." Fujin-no-Tomo (November 2000).

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