Schwarzer Stier (Black Cattle)

1922

Gerhard Marcks

Associated Names
Gerhard Marcks

Artist, German, 1889 - 1981

The image displays curved and angular lines that form abstract shapes resembling two overlapping bulls. The lines and forms suggest the muscular build of the bulls, with one seemingly mounting the other. The composition highlights swirling tail forms and prominent horn shapes, evoking strength and movement. The abstract quality invites viewers to connect with the familiar silhouette and dynamic interactions observed in nature.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    block: 14.8 x 24.8 cm (5 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 31 x 40.7 cm (12 3/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.141.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernst Rathenau, Berlin and New York; (his estate sale, Sotheby's London, April 20, 1988, lot 305); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Schwarzer(?) Stier; lower right in graphite: GM(?) 1922

Wikidata ID

Q76438986

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