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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Ploughman and Flocks of Birds (Pfluger und Vogelschwarm)

Gerhard Marcks

Associated Names

Gerhard Marcks

Artist, German, 1889 - 1981

The image features a series of vertical lines with a collection of triangular shapes creating an abstract pattern. The triangles are scattered across the top center of the image, spreading out in a calculated manner. Below this, the lower portion includes angular, geometric shapes abstractly depicting a figure pushing a plow. The composition is an abstract representation with linear and angled elements drawing connections to machinery and natural forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Gift of the German People
Accession Number

1955.5.35

This is a painting of a stylized bird in flight. The bird is depicted in a simplistic and abstract style with a bold, outlined form against a mottled, textural background. The bird's body exhibits dotted patterns on its wings and torso. The background has an earthy, brown-toned hue with variations suggesting possible natural elements or rough textures. — The Great Bird (Der grosse Vogel)

Hans Achenbach

1891

The image shows a central circular design with abstract geometric lines and shapes. Inside the circle, there are two stylized sun-like symbols, one above a band of horizontal stripes and the other below, creating a mirror image effect. Surrounding the central design is an outer ring with the text "DANKSPENDE DES DEUTSCHEN VOLKES 1951." The design has a symmetrical and repetitive pattern, giving it an emblematic and official appearance. — Dankspende des deutschen Volkes 1951 / Deutsche Graphik 1952

Various Artists

1900

The Shared Loaf (Geteiltes Brot)

Rudolf Werner Ackermann

1908

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65225927

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