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Singing Man
Ernst Barlach1928
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
One of the most celebrated sculptors of the Expressionist movement in Germany, Barlach first began exploring ways to convey inner feeling through depictions of the human body around 1906. This singing man pulls his knee toward his body, while his closed eyes and open mouth suggest deep concentration. A staunch opponent of the Nazis, Barlach was declared a "degenerate artist"and forbidden to teach or exhibit in Germany.
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- Title: Singing Man
- Creator: Ernst Barlach (German, 1870-1938)
- Date Created: 1928
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 49.8 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 21 x 14 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (Buchholz Gallery)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.3204
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: Signed on support under right foot: "E. Barlach"
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Germany, 20th century
- Credit Line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
- Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1937.3204
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