Artworks · Ernst Barlach

The Year of Our Lord MCMXVI after Christ's Birth (Anno Domini MCMXVI post Christum natum) (front cover, foilio 28) from the periodical Der Bildermann, vol. 1, no. 14 (Oct 1916)

1916 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 7 9/16 x 9 7/16" (19.2 x 24 cm); page: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

From a Modern Dance of Death (Aus einem neuzeitlichen Totentanz) (plate, folio 23) from the periodical Der Bildermann, vol. 1, no. 11 (Sept 1916)

1916 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 11 13/16 x 8 1/4" (30 x 20.9 cm); page: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Blessed are the Merciful (Selig sind die Barmherzigen) (plate, folio 32 verso) from the periodical Der Bildermann, vol. 1, no. 16 (Nov 1916)

1916 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 x 8 11/16" (25.1 x 22 cm); page: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Weary One (Der Müde) (plate, folio 9) from the periodical Der Bildermann, vol. 1, no. 4 (May 1916)

1916 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 x 8 9/16" (29.3 x 21.7 cm); page: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Give Us Peace! (Dona nobis pacem!) (front cover, folio 36) from the periodical Der Bildermann, vol. 1, no. 18 (Dec 1916)

1916 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 7 1/16 x 9 3/16" (18 x 23.3 cm); page: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Street in Warsaw

1915 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

The Assault

1915 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

The Avenger

1914 · bronze

National Gallery of Art

The Avenger

1914 · Bronze

object: 438 x 578 x 203 mm

Tate

Three Figures

1913 · charcoal on wove paper

overall: 44 x 53.8 cm (17 5/16 x 21 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1912 · Portfolio of twenty-six lithographs (incomplete; complete portfolio comprises 27 lithographs)

composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm); overall: 20 9/16 x 26 5/8 x 13/16" (52.3 x 67.7 x 2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Departure and Defense (Aufbruch und Abwehr) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 13 5/16" (27.2 x 33.8 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Invisible 2 (Das Unsichtbare 2) from The Dead Day (Der Tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 1/4 x 11 13/16" (26.1 x 30 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cry in the Fog (Ruf im Nebel) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 3/16 x 12 1/16" (25.9 x 30.6 cm); sheet: 16 5/16 x 24 9/16" (41.5 x 62.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Burdened with Undeserved Guilt (Mit fremder Schuld beladen) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 5/16 x 12 1/8" (26.2 x 30.8 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Guilty Woman (Die Schuldbewußte) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 9 5/8 x 12 13/16" (24.4 x 32.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Specter in the Fog (Erscheinung im Nebel) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 13" (27.2 x 33 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Crier (Der Rufende) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 3/4 x 10 5/16" (22.2 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Higher Instruction (Hohe Unterweisung) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 6 5/16 x 8 3/4" (16.1 x 22.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Desperate Gobblin (Verzweifelter Alb) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 7/16 x 13 7/16" (26.5 x 34.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Contemplating Murder (Auf Mord bedacht) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 15/16 x 11 9/16" (22.7 x 29.4 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Doll (Die Puppe) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2" (24.2 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Bloodstain 1 (Der Blutflecken 1) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

sheet 20 1/8 x 26 5/16" (51 x 66.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Curse (Verfluchung) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 3/8 x 12 11/16" (26.4 x 32.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Murderess (Die Mörderin) The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 1/16 x 14 7/16" (20.4 x 36.6 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Gobblin (Der Alb) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 1/16 x 10 13/16" (20.4 x 27.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Bloodstain 2 (Der Blutflecken 2) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 7 15/16 x 10 3/16" (20.1 x 25.8 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Invisible 1 (Das Unsichtbare 1) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 13 3/16" (27.2 x 33.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dreaming Youth (Träumender Jüngling) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 7/8 x 14 1/2" (27.7 x 36.9 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mother Kneeling at Bedside of Sleeping Son (Kniende Mutter am Bett des schlafenden Sohnes) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 15 3/16" (27.2 x 38.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Broomleg Astride the Dead Steed Hearthorn (Besenbein auf dem toten Rosse Herzhorn) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 14 9/16" (27.2 x 37 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman Falling (Stürzende Frau) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 11/16 x 12" (27.2 x 30.5 cm); sheet: 17 1/2 x 24 9/16" (44.5 x 62.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman at Hearth (Die Frau am Herd) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 x 12 11/16" (25.4 x 32.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 5/16" (51 x 66.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Cradle (Die Wiege) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 1/2 x 12 5/16" (26.6 x 31.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman Standing Halfway Up the Cellar Steps (Stehende Frau auf halber Kellertreppe) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 5/8 x 9 15/16" (21.9 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Verletzte (The Wounded One) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 8 1/16 x 10 13/16" (20.4 x 27.5 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Couple Conversing (Das Paar im Gespräch) from The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · One from a portfolio of twenty-seven lithographs

composition: 10 1/4 x 13 1/4" (26.1 x 33.6 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 26 3/16" (51 x 66.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Woman at the Hearth (Die Frau am Herd) for the portfolio The Dead Day (Der tote Tag)

1910 · Lithograph

composition: 10 1/16 x 12 1/2" (25.6 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 1/8" (31 x 43.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Italian Peasants with Wine Flasks

1909 · brush and brown ink over charcoal on wove paper

overall: 18 x 25.2 cm (7 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Child's Funeral in Russia

1906 · pen and black ink over graphite

overall: 40 x 61.9 cm (15 3/4 x 24 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

High-Class

1906 · pen and ink over graphite

Overall: 42.7 x 53.2 cm (16 13/16 x 20 15/16 in.) support: 50 x 61.9 cm (19 11/16 x 24 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Man of Heights

1906 · pen and black ink over graphite

Overall: 40.4 x 53.5 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/16 in.) support: 49.3 x 60.6 cm (19 7/16 x 23 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Illustration for "Der Findling"

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 11.8 × 8.7 cm (4 11/16 × 3 7/16 in.); Sheet: 17.4 × 12.7 cm (6 7/8 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 11.5 × 8.9 cm (4 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Sheet: 17.3 × 11.9 cm (6 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 10.7 × 13.7 cm (4 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 15.2 × 18.8 cm (6 × 7 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 10.5 × 13.2 cm (4 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 15.3 × 18.1 cm (6 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 10.2 × 11.4 cm (4 1/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 12.1 × 18.2 cm (4 13/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1890 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Image: 10.4 × 14 cm (4 1/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 14.1 × 17.1 cm (5 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago