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Ernst Barlach: Der singende Mann
BARLACH, ERNST
1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock
Title: Der singende Mann.
Date: 1928 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, patinated dark brown.
Measurement: 49.5 x 46.5 x 37cm.
Notation: Signed verso left on the foot rest: E. Barlach.
Foundry Mark: Beside it foundry mark H. NOACK BERLIN.
This work is one of in total 38 posthumous casts.
Provenance:
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia
Literature:
- Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 432, ill.
- The Singing Man is one of the most important sculptural works of German Expressionism
- The leaned-back posture as well as the closed eyes underline the simultaneously expressive and thoughtful nature of the sculpture.
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