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Ernst Barlach
Goethe: Selected poems1924

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Graphite drawing of a figure with long hair bent over an open book, rendered in loose, gestural strokes on cream paper, signed in cursive at lower right
Lithograph of a standing figure in robes, arms outstretched holding billowing drapery, surrounded by sweeping diagonal lines; loose, expressive charcoal-like strokes on cream paper, with a handwritten signature at lower right.
Lithograph with loose, gestural marks depicting a nude crouching figure reaching forward amid grave markers and tangled forms on the ground, before a brick wall with dark vertical striations at right; fragmented angular figures visible in the upper left.
Lithograph depicting three skeletal figures in dynamic dancing poses, the central figure carrying a large cross, rendered in expressive charcoal-like strokes with strong tonal contrasts.
Lithograph in gray tones depicting a cloaked figure centered within a dark arched recess, rendered with loose, gestural crayon strokes; light radiates from behind the draped form against a shadowed background.
Lithograph of a standing figure draped in a dark head covering and light robe, bending forward while cradling a large rounded vessel; a river landscape with low hills and a small boat appears in the background.
Lithograph depicting two figures, one clothed and one partially nude, entangled on the ground against a heavily cross-hatched dark background, rendered with bold, expressive charcoal-like strokes.
Lithograph with heavy black crayon strokes depicting a nude figure suspended upside down between two large dark forms, with a small swirling head at top and a rounded form at bottom, high contrast of white and deep black.
Lithograph of a standing nude figure seen from behind, arms raised and bent at the elbows with open hands, rendered in dark charcoal tones with loose, expressive linework on cream paper.
Lithograph of a crouching figure with arms outstretched, face upturned, set against swirling dark clouds and diagonal shading, rendered in loose expressive strokes on cream paper.
Charcoal or lithograph sketch of a robed figure leaning forward over diagonal lines suggesting wind or turbulent motion, rendered with vigorous loose strokes on cream paper, signed in cursive at lower right.
Lithograph with bold, expressive charcoal-like marks. An armored figure holding a sword stands at right, facing a swirling mass of ghostly figures emerging from the left. A hunched figure crouches between them. Spectral forms and faces crowd the dark, turbulent background above.
Lithograph in dark charcoal tones depicting a cloaked figure hunched forward, sheltering a child within billowing robes against a turbulent, windswept background, with expressive gestural marks throughout.
Lithograph in black on cream paper; a figure in dark period costume lunges forward with outstretched arms toward a skeletal, wild-haired apparition near a staircase, rendered with loose, vigorous chalk strokes.
Lithograph of a bearded elderly man seated in a chair, one hand raised to his head, beside a large harp and a small window, rendered in vigorous dark crosshatching.
Lithograph depicting two figures thrown from a rearing dark horse amid swirling clouds or dust, with a rolling landscape in the background; expressive, loose crayon-like linework.
Lithograph in black and white; a cloaked standing figure with hands raised to face looms over a recumbent figure in a windswept landscape, rendered in vigorous gestural strokes.
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework depicting several robed figures in an interior setting; a standing figure in a full-length gown faces left while two seated bearded figures face right in shadow, with a signature at lower right.
Lithograph with bold, expressive crayon strokes; a cloaked figure seen from behind stands atop a rocky height holding a long staff, overlooking a wide valley with a river, sailboat, and rolling hills beneath a windswept sky; a crowd of smaller figures clusters below at left.
Lithograph with bold, expressive charcoal-like lines depicting two skeletal figures dancing or struggling together in a cemetery setting, with crosses and a fence visible in the background.
Lithograph of a barefoot woman in a long flowing gown, moving through an outdoor setting with dense foliage and grave markers visible at right, rendered in loose gestural crayon strokes.
Lithograph with heavy crayon strokes depicting a winged figure and a cloaked skeletal figure leaning over a cluster of small human faces or bodies at the bottom, set against a dark, radiating background.
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework depicting a figure mid-stride in a windswept landscape, arms raised, with a second figure fallen below. Rolling hills, trees, and a distant tower in the background. Cursive signature at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Ernst Barlach
Title
Goethe: Selected poems
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1924
Medium
Twenty-three lithographs on Japan paper
Dimensions
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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
83.1.33.2a-w
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies