Artworks · Ernst Barlach

Monks Reading

1932 · Bronze

H.: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The New Day (Der neue Tag)

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 12 3/8 x 17 1/16" (31.4 x 43.3 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 1/2" (49.6 x 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Despair and Hope II (Hoffnung und Verzweiflung II)

1931 · Lithograph

composition: 12 1/4 x 17 15/16" (31.1 x 45.5 cm); sheet: 19 x 25 3/16" (48.3 x 63.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hope and Despair II

1931 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

King's Grave (Königsgrab)

1930 · Lithograph

composition: 10 11/16 x 14 5/16" (27.2 x 36.4 cm); sheet: 14 3/4 x 18 11/16" (37.5 x 47.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Singing Man

1928 · Bronze

19 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 14 1/8" (49.5 x 55.3 x 35.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait II (Selbstbildnis II)

1928 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 x 8 7/8" (29.4 x 22.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 18 13/16 x 14 1/8" (47.8 x 35.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Singing Man

1928 · bronze

Overall: 49.8 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 21 x 14 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head

1927 · Bronze

13 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 14 5/8" (34.3 x 34.5 x 37 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Hornblower (Der Hornbläser)

1927 · Charcoal on paper

(irreg. ): 25 1/2 x 14 1/2" (64.8 x 36.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Man with the Knife (Der Mann mit dem Messer)

1926 · Lithograph

composition: 10 7/8 x 7 9/16" (27.7 x 19.2 cm); sheet: 18 1/16 x 12 1/2" (45.8 x 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Love in Suffering (Liebe in Leid)

1924 · Lithograph

composition: 14 1/16 x 10 7/8" (35.7 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 21 x 14 15/16" (53.4 x 38 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sorrow (Frau Sorge)

1924 · Lithograph

composition: 10 3/8 x 14" (26.3 x 35.6 cm); sheet: 14 15/16 x 20 15/16" (37.9 x 53.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rest (Rast)

1924 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 13 15/16 x 10 7/8" (35.4 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 21 1/8 x 14 15/16" (53.6 x 37.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Sacrifice (The Procuress) (Dos Opfer (Die Kupplerin))

1924 · Lithograph

composition (irreg. ): 14 1/4 x 10 7/8" (36.2 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 21 x 14 7/8" (53.3 x 37.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ex Profundis

1924 · Lithograph

composition: 14 1/8 x 11" (35.9 x 28 cm); sheet: 21 x 15" (53.3 x 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Singing Girls (Singende Mädchen)

1924 · Lithograph

composition: 14 x 10 3/4" (35.6 x 27.3 cm); sheet: 20 7/8 x 14 7/8" (53.1 x 37.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wandering Death

1923 · lithograph on Japanese paper

sheet: 34.5 × 41 cm (13 9/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Death on the Move

1923 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 27 × 33.6 cm (10 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Sheet: 29.6 × 41.5 cm (11 11/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Traveling Death (Wandernder Tod)

1923 · Lithograph

composition: 10 9/16 x 13 7/16" (26.8 x 34.1 cm); sheet: 16 5/16 x 21 9/16" (41.4 x 54.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Walk in the Shadow

1922 · lithograph on handmade paper

National Gallery of Art

Standing Figure with Extinguished Torches

1922 · charcoal on green-gray paper

overall: 35.2 x 26.2 cm (13 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Executioner

1922 · Lithograph on cream laid paper

70 × 54 cm (27 9/16 × 21 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Divine Beggar (Der göttliche Bettler) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 1/8 x 14 1/16" (25.7 x 35.7 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 17 3/4" (32.6 x 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Seventh Day (Der siebente Tag) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 9 13/16 x 14 1/8" (25 x 35.8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 1/4 x 17 3/8" (33.6 x 44.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Rocks (Die Felsen) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 1/8 x 14 1/16" (25.7 x 35.7 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 17 11/16" (32.5 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

God Belly (Gott Bauch) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 1/8 x 14 1/16" (25.7 x 35.7 cm); sheet (irrreg.): 17 3/4 x 21" (45.1 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The First Day (Der erste Tag) from The Transformation of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 1/16 x 14 1/8" (25.6 x 35.8 cm); sheet: 12 3/4 x 17 13/16" (32.4 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dance of Death II (Totentanz II) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 9 13/16 x 14 1/8" (25 x 35.9 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 17 3/4" (32.6 x 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Cathedrals (Die Dome) from The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · One from a portfolio of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8" (25.7 x 35.9 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 17 11/16" (32.6 x 45 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Transformations of God (Die Wandlungen Gottes)

1922 · Portfolio of seven woodcuts

Museum of Modern Art

The Miser (Der Geizige)

1922 · Charcoal on paper

20 x 14 3/4" (50.9 x 37.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Mole (Der Maulwurf) (in-text plate, page 73) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition: 3 11/16 x 5 9/16" (9.3 x 14.1 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cripple and One-legged Man: Diebitz and Stiebitz (Lahmer und Einbein: Diebitz und Stiebitz) (in-text plate, page 22) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 4 x 4 1/2" (10.2 x 11.5 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Puppeteer (Der Puppenspieler) (in-text plate, page 44) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

irreg. composition 4 1/8 x 5 3/16" (10.5 x 13.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Elise, kneeling before her Mother (Elise, kniend vor der Mutter) (in-text plate, page 35) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 3 7/16 x 5 1/4" (8.7 x 13.4 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Group of Several Figures (Gruppe aus mehreren Figuren) (in-text plate, page 42) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 4 7/16 x 4 15/16" (11.2 x 12.6 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Dogcart (Der Hundekarren) (in-text plate, page 16) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 4 x 5 9/16" (10.1 x 14.1 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Group of Three Figures: Bass, Soprano, Tenor (Gruppe aus drei Figuren: Baß, Diskant, Tenor) (in-text plate, page 19) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition: 4 13/16 x 5 1/2" (12.3 x 14 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Away with the Word of Cannibalism (Fort mit dem Wort vom Menschenfraß) (tailpiece, page 77) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 5 11/16 x 5 1/4" (14.4 x 13.3 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Desperate Puppeteer (Verzweifelter Puppenspieler) (in-text plate, page 32) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 4 1/2 x 5 9/16" (11.4 x 14.1 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stonebreaker and the Red Kaiser (Steinklopfer und roter Kaiser) (in-text plate, page 14) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 x 4 9/16" (12.8 x 11.6 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Robe is More Patchwork than Whole (Der Mantel ist mehr Flick als Stück) (in-text plate, page 55) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 4 5/8 x 3 7/16" (11.7 x 8.7 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · Illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 3 3/4 x 5 5/16" (9.6 x 13.5 cm); page (each): 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm); overall: 12 1/2 x 9 7/16 x 5/16" (31.7 x 24 x 0.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Child in Glory (Das Kind in der Glorie) (in-text plate, page 73) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition: 5 9/16 x 5 5/16" (14.2 x 13.5 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

An Honest Man Must Go and Beg: Sorrow and Elise (Ein braver Mann muß gehn und betteln: Kummer und Elise) (in-text plate, page 53) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 5 1/8 x 4 7/16" (13 x 11.3 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wandering Puppeteers (Wandernde Puppenspieler) (in-text plate, page 29) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition (irreg.): 3 3/8 x 4 5/16" (8.5 x 11 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Cauldron (Der Kessel) (in-text plate, page 63) from Der Findling (The Foundling)

1922 · One from an illustrated book with twenty line block reproductions after woodcuts, one line block reproduction after drawing on title page, and one line block reproduction after drawing (duplicate of title page) on front cover

composition: 6 9/16 x 5 1/2" (16.6 x 14 cm); page: 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art