Man Kneeling

1916

Ernst Barlach

Associated Names
Ernst Barlach

Artist, German, 1870 - 1938

This is a sketch of a person shown from head to knees. The figure is kneeling with an upward gaze and head tilted back slightly. Facial features such as a bearded chin and relatively closed eyes are visible. The person is draped in a cloak or large garment, which covers most of the body and forms a rounded shape around the torso. The hands rest on the ground at either side, alongside bare feet. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.6 x 26.4 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schult 1971, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

Bibliography

1971

  • Schult, Friedrich. Ernst Barlach: Werkkatalog der Zeichnungen. Hamburg: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co., 1971.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: EBarlach; upper right in graphite: 11 616

Wikidata ID

Q64559818

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