BARLACH, ERNST
1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock
Title: Frierende Alte.
Date: 1937 (draft).
Technique: Bronze, dark brown patinated.
Measurement: 24 x 17 x 18cm.
Notation: Signed on the back, right-hand side: E.Barlach.
Foundry Mark: Below foundry mark: H.NOACK BERLIN.
The work is from an edition of 15 unnumbered copies since 1939.
Provenance:
- Karl Barlach Collection, Neumünster (directly from the artist)
- Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 1989)
- Independent foundation under the care of Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Essen
Literature:
- Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 608, ill.
- Schult, Friedrich: Ernst Barlach. Das plastische Werk, Hamburg 1960, cat. rais. no. 480, ill.
Max Liebermann 
