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Ernst Barlach
Ode to joy1927

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Woodcut print of a robed figure in profile, arm outstretched holding a small object, bold black lines and sweeping cloak against a cream background
Woodcut or linocut print in black and white; a standing figure with arms outstretched atop a raised platform or steps, robes billowing outward on both sides, flanked by vertical columns, with bold carved lines throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white; group of robed figures gathered around a central radiant star or light source, depicted with bold, dense cross-hatched lines and strong contrast.
Woodcut print in black and white depicting multiple figures in dynamic poses across a diagonal composition; a standing figure at upper right holds a sword, while prostrate and crouching figures occupy the lower left, with bold parallel gouge marks suggesting light and turbulent movement throughout.
Black and white woodblock print depicting multiple figures in a rugged outdoor setting, with bold carved lines and high contrast. Central figures crouch and gesture among rocky terrain, while additional figures recede into a chaotic background of hills and diagonal forms.
Woodcut print in black and white; two robed figures embrace beneath a large tree at center, while a solitary figure stands at left near grave markers, and a group of cloaked figures recedes to the right; bold, deeply carved lines throughout.
Woodcut print in black and white with bold, expressive grain lines. Foreground shows a gaunt figure collapsed over a surface; a cloaked standing figure faces outward at right. Background contains three stooped figures on a stepped or tiered surface.
Woodcut print in black and white; a crouching figure with exaggerated facial features extends both arms outward against a rocky landscape with jagged peaks, rendered in bold carved lines and heavy crosshatching.
Woodcut print in black and white of a bearded, haloed figure shown frontally with arms outstretched, robes rendered in dense parallel incised lines radiating outward from the center.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Title
Ode to joy
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1927
Medium
Printed material and nine woodcuts printed from zinc plates on wove 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
83.1.36a-i
Classification
Books
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.