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Ernst Barlach
The head1919

Not on view
Woodcut-style print title page with blackletter text and central illustration of a heavyset, bearded man leaning over an open book, Berlin, 1919
Woodcut print in black and white of a standing figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat and heavy cloak, rendered with bold, angular cuts and strong contrasts.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting four figures; in the foreground, a heavily draped figure crawls on hands and knees, while a hunched figure sits at right wrapped in bulky cloth; two standing figures appear in the background, one holding a staff; bold, expressive lines with dense hatching throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white; two bearded figures in heavy robes stand on a raised platform before a dense crowd, with a city skyline in the background; bold, angular lines and high contrast characterize the expressionist style.
Woodcut print in black and white; a large cloaked figure with a grimacing face dominates the upper center, rendered with bold diagonal gouge marks, while a crowd of smaller figures press and struggle at the base in dense, expressive linework.
Black and white linocut or woodcut print of three figures in draped clothing and head coverings; one stands upright at left, one crouches low at center, and one leans forward at right with raised arm, rendered with bold gestural lines against a hatched ground.
Woodcut print in black and white; a figure wrapped tightly in a heavy blanket sits on the ground in the foreground, with sandaled feet visible beneath; bold carved lines define folds of fabric; a crowd of standing figures rendered in loose, sketchy strokes fills the background.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting two nude figures intertwined; one raises an arm holding a snake while both crouch low, rendered with bold parallel gouged lines creating dense hatched texture throughout.
Woodblock print in black and white depicting a seated figure bundled in heavy layered clothing and a head wrap, leaning forward with hands clasped around a thin object, rendered with bold carved lines and hatched textures.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting three figures huddled together on the ground, wrapped in flowing robes, with a fourth figure looming above and a raised arm holding an object visible at the top center; bold carved lines and heavy contrast throughout.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Title
The head
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1919
Medium
Ten woodcuts on Japan paper
Dimensions
See individual entries
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
83.1.6.2a-j
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.