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1. artincontext.org › ernst-barlachErnst Barlach – Masterful Sculptor and Expressionist Artist

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   Sep 28, 2024 · Ernst Barlach stands as a significant figure in German art, renowned for his contributions as a sculptor, printmaker, and writer. His works, often imbued with religious and mystical themes, reflect a profound anti-war sentiment shaped by his experiences in World War I. Barlach’s artistic endeavors spanned various mediums, including wood carving, bronze, and graphic art, earning him a ...

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   Definition. Ernst Barlach was a German expressionist sculptor, painter, and writer, known for his emotive works that often depicted themes of suffering, war, and spirituality.

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   Oct 20, 2024 · Ernst Barlach (born January 2, 1870, Wedel, Germany—died October 24, 1938, Güstrow, Germany) was an outstanding sculptor of the Expressionist movement whose style has often been called “modern Gothic.”

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   Like many of his artist contemporaries, Barlach was a hopeful nationalist at the outset of the conflict. As the fighting dragged on and disillusionment increased, however, Barlach envisioned war less as a noble sword-bearer and more as, in his words, “a hammer-wielding butcher.”

5. www.ernst-barlach.de › en › the-artistThe Artist - Ernst Barlach

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   The sculptor, graphic artist and writer Ernst Barlach is one of the most famous artists of German Expressionism. The rapid progress and political changes of the 19th and early 20th centuries spelled a breathless adaptation to ever-changing living conditions.

6. www.jstor.org › stable › 772766Ernst Barlach, Sculptor and Dramatist

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   Ernst Barlach who was born in a small north German town in 1870 and who died in 1938, defamed and persecuted by the Nazis, is one of the most important artists of the German expressionistic era.

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   Who was Ernst Barlach?

   • Decried by the Nazis as "degenerate," the sculptor, graphic artist and man of letters is considered one of the most important German expressionists. Born on January 2, 1870 in the northern German town of Wedel, Ernst Barlach proved at an early age to be a gifted playwright, novelist, sculptor and graphic artist.

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   Why is Barlach considered a sculptor?

   • Barlach is mostly thought of as a sculptor. His training and most of his important works would imply that the plastic medium was the one which offered him the deepest satisfaction and greatest range of expression. His drawings also point in this direction since they, too, mostly deal with plastic problems and their clarifications (fig. 1).

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   What does Barlach symbolize?

   • One would misunderstand Barlach if one were to see in him an accuser of social conditions. His dramas, his sculptures and his graphics are concrete symbols; symbols for phases through which man must pass so that eventually he may experience a spiritual rebirth (Fig. 6).

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   What possessed Barlach?

   • Throughout his life Barlach appears to have been possessed by a quest for finding these essentials. Outwardly this quest documents itself in his sculptures. All of them are void of the accidental, each detail being an essential, contributing to the whole (fig. 4). The same kind of austerity we find in his dramas.

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   Did Barlach oppose Nazi ideology?

   • Kollwitz was a close friend, and both belonged to the "Berlin Secession" artists' group. Unlike Kollwitz, Barlach never explicitly opposed Nazi ideology. He once said of himself that all he wanted was "to be, for better or for worse, an artist."

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   Why did Barlach spend a lot of time in Russia?

   • When he was 36, he spent some time in Russia. It was to have a lasting effect, in particular on his sculptural work. Works like the "Russian Beggar Woman II" of 1907 placed marginal figures of society at the center of Barlach's art.

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   Aug 8, 2020 · Born on January 2, 1870 in the northern German town of Wedel, Ernst Barlach proved at an early age to be a gifted playwright, novelist, sculptor and graphic artist.