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IN THE CASE OF THE GERMAN SCULPTOR and print-maker Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), the Biblical saying must be reversed: He is with honor in his own country, has been for the past fifty years, while he remained virtually unknown in most places outside Germany.
- Alfred Werner
His work can be found in the permanent collections of many institutions, including at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA; and The Tate, London, UK.
“What Ever Happened to Ernst Barlach? East German Political Monuments and the Art of Resistance,” in Totalitarian Art and Modernity, edited by Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen and Jacob Wamberg. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2010. Pp. 147-169.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022. Schult, Friedrich. Ernst Barlach, das graphische Werk. Hrsg. mit Unterstützung der Deutschen Akademie der Künste zu Berlin.
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Ernst Heinrich Barlach (2 January 1870 – 24 October 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, medallist, printmaker and writer.
Ernst Barlach “God Belly” (from The Transformation of God portfolio 5/7) (1920-21)
