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Ernst Barlach
The Dead Day1912

Not on view
Print with dense black hatching showing a full-length woman in a wrapped shawl and striped skirt, seated and facing left, surrounded by dark cross-hatched forms
Black and white print or ink drawing of a large reclining figure rendered in dense, swirling crosshatched lines, with a smaller curled form in the lower center foreground and a vertical dark edge at left.
Black and white print with dense cross-hatched linework; two seated figures facing each other in a sparse interior, one holding a cane, a chair and window visible in the background.
Black and white print with dense cross-hatching; a dimly lit interior space where several figures gather in the foreground, one crouching low while another stands nearby, with a third figure upright in the middle ground near a faintly lit window at the far end of the room.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; two figures seen from behind approaching a doorway, one carrying a basket, the other reaching toward the door, with a fireplace or hearth visible at right.
Black and white lithograph of two figures against a dark background, rendered with dense cross-hatching. A seated figure on the left faces a reclining figure extending diagonally across the composition.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; two figures in heavy coats seated close together on a bench, arms folded, against a dark interior wall with a window and scattered objects on a stone floor.
Black and white lithograph or ink drawing of a hunched figure standing over a large recumbent form in a dark, cavernous space, rendered with dense cross-hatching and vigorous gestural linework.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching, three heavily draped figures grouped closely together on a dark ground, rendered in bold ink lines with deep contrasting shadows.
Black and white print of a crouching human figure, torso curved forward with head down and arms extended, rendered in dense swirling ink lines against a dark background.
Black and white print of a semi-reclining figure rendered with dense, gestural cross-hatching; the partially draped body faces right against a heavily textured dark background.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; a crouching figure in a full skirt bends forward between two wooden posts in a darkened interior, rendered with energetic curved linework.
Pen and ink drawing with dense crosshatching; a nude, bearded figure seated atop a large coiling serpentine or animal form in the foreground, holding a staff or rod; a smaller standing figure visible in the shadowed background at right.
Pen and ink drawing of a figure in a long skirt bent low to the ground, arms extended downward, rendered with dense crosshatching and flowing curved lines suggesting fabric and texture against a hatched background.
Black and white print with dense cross-hatching; a gaunt, emaciated figure sits hunched on the ground in the foreground, head tilted back, while a second skeletal figure lies recumbent on a raised platform in the background.
Black and white print with heavy crosshatching; a seated figure in layered clothing occupies the center of a dim stone interior, with an arched wooden door and hanging implements visible at right.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; three robed figures on a cobblestone ground, one crouching low at right, one leaning forward at center, and one standing with back turned at left.
Black and white print with dense cross-hatching; two figures stand beneath a dark archway on a cobblestone surface, one holding an object at their side, a large shallow basin visible to the left.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching, two figures embracing on a cobblestone street, rendered in dark tones against architectural elements including a railing and steps in the background.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; two figures in a confrontation, one recoiling backward while the other lunges forward with one arm raised, a chair between them on a bare floor.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching; two hunched figures on a dark ground, one at left with head bowed and hands clasped, one at right leaning forward on a cane, both rendered in swirling, heavily worked ink lines.
Pen or ink drawing with dense, energetic hatching throughout; a single hunched figure stands center, rendered in dark overlapping marks against a heavily textured ground.
Ink drawing with dense, energetic hatching; a bearded, cloaked figure leans forward beside a smaller, lightly sketched nude figure, both emerging from agitated cross-hatched strokes.
Black and white print with dense crosshatching, two heavily cloaked figures facing each other in a dark interior space with arched openings and low ceiling beams, rendered in stark contrasts of light and shadow
Black and white pen or charcoal drawing of two figures seated on a cobblestone floor beside a dark fireplace or alcove; one figure crouches low while the other, in long robes, leans close with an arm extended, rendered in dense cross-hatching.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Germany, also active France, 1870-1938
Title
The Dead Day
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1912
Medium
Twenty-six lithographs on Van Gelder paper
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
83.1.2.2a-z
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Schult, Friedrich. Ernst Barlach, das graphische Werk. Hrsg. mit Unterstützung der Deutschen Akademie der Künste zu Berlin. Series: His Ernest Barlach Werkverzeichnis, Bd. 2. Hamburg: E. Hauswedell, 1958.