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Ernst Barlach
The first day1920-1921

Not on view
Woodcut print in black ink on cream paper, bearded robed figure with hands outstretched over geometric angular forms, surrounded by swirling cloud-like background
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Germany, also active France, 1870-1938
Title
The first day
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1920-1921
Medium
Woodcut on Japan paper
Dimensions
Image (Image): 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (25.7175 x 35.8775 cm) Frame: 19 × 23 × 1 in. (48.26 × 58.42 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.7a
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography
  • Benson, Timothy O. and Andrea Gyorody. A New Generation of Creators: Selections from The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.