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Gerhard Marcks

Gerhard Marcks

German, 1889–1981

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Gerhard Marcks was a German artist, known primarily as a sculptor, but who is also known for his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics.

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Works in Collection

56 works
Alpine Dance (Almtanz) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden , vol. 6, no. 2

Alpine Dance (Almtanz) from the periodical in portfolio f...

Gerhard Marcks

1924–26, published 1929

Bauhaus Ausstellung Weimar Juli - October 1923

Bauhaus Ausstellung Weimar Juli - October 1923

Gerhard Marcks

1923

By the Stove (Am Ofen) from Masters' Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses)

By the Stove (Am Ofen) from Masters' Portfolio of the Sta...

Gerhard Marcks

1923

Cat (Katze) (in-text plate, page 15) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Cat (Katze) (in-text plate, page 15) from Tierfabeln des ...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Cats (Die Katzen) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar , 1921 (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar , 1921)

Cats (Die Katzen) from the portfolio New European Graphic...

Gerhard Marcks

1921

Cicada (Zikade) and Ant (Ameise) (in-text plates, page 28) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Cicada (Zikade) and Ant (Ameise) (in-text plates, page 28...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Crow with Peacock Feathers (Krähe mit Pfauenfedern) (in-text plate (page 29) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Crow with Peacock Feathers (Krähe mit Pfauenfedern) (in-t...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Death by the Maenads (Tod durch die Mänaden) from the portfolio Orpheus: 10 Woodcuts on the Verses of Ovid (10 Holzschnitte zu den Versen des Ovid)

Death by the Maenads (Tod durch die Mänaden) from the por...

Gerhard Marcks

(1947, published in 1948)

Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des A...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Dolphin (Delphin) (tailpiece, page 32) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Dolphin (Delphin) (tailpiece, page 32) from Tierfabeln de...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Eagle in a Nest (Adler auf dem Nest III) and Fox with Young Eagle (Fuchs mit Adlerjungen) (in-text plates, page 18) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Eagle in a Nest (Adler auf dem Nest III) and Fox with You...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Eagle with a Rabbit in His Claws (Adler mit Hasen in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 7) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Eagle with a Rabbit in His Claws (Adler mit Hasen in den ...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Fox and Flask (Fuchs und Flasche) and Crane (Kranich) (in-text plates, page 21) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Fox and Flask (Fuchs und Flasche) and Crane (Kranich) (in...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Freya

Freya

Gerhard Marcks

1949

Goat at the Vine (Ziegenbock am Rebstock) (in-text plate, page 25) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Goat at the Vine (Ziegenbock am Rebstock) (in-text plate,...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

God, The Father (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel

God, The Father (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel

Gerhard Marcks

1956, published 1957

Hawk in Flight (Habicht im Fluge) (in-text plate, page 19) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Hawk in Flight (Habicht im Fluge) (in-text plate, page 19...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop)

Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigal...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Head of a Goat (Kopf eines Ziegenbocks) (in-text plate, page 22) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Head of a Goat (Kopf eines Ziegenbocks) (in-text plate, p...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Horse (Pferd) and Stag's Head (Hirschkopf) (in-text plates, page 27) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Horse (Pferd) and Stag's Head (Hirschkopf) (in-text plate...

Gerhard Marcks

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Jonah (Jona)

Jonah (Jona)

Gerhard Marcks

1950

Jonah in Despair (Jona in Verzweiflung) from Jonah (Jona)

Jonah in Despair (Jona in Verzweiflung) from Jonah (Jona)

Gerhard Marcks

(1950)

La Farucca II

La Farucca II

Gerhard Marcks

(1951, printed 1952)

Little Cats (Die kleinen Katzen)

Little Cats (Die kleinen Katzen)

Gerhard Marcks

(1922)

Exhibitions

24 exhibitions

Mar 12, 1931 – Apr 22, 1931

German Painting and Sculpture

27 artists · 1 curator

Dec 07, 1938 – Jan 30, 1939

Bauhaus: 1919–1928

66 artists

May 10, 1939 – Sep 30, 1939

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

154 artists

Mar 06, 1940 – Apr 07, 1940

New Acquisitions: A Gift of Modern Sculpture

15 artists

May 06, 1941 – Apr 30, 1941

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

74 artists

Jul 01, 1941 – Jul 15, 1941

Animals in Art; Designing a Stage Setting

28 artists

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Feb 19, 1946 – May 05, 1946

The Museum Collection of Sculpture

30 artists

Jul 02, 1946 – Sep 12, 1954

Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection

112 artists · 1 curator

May 10, 1949 – Jul 10, 1949

Master Prints from the Museum Collection

132 artists · 2 curators

May 06, 1952 – Jun 08, 1952

Recent Acquisitions

36 artists · 1 curator

Apr 28, 1953 – Sep 07, 1953

Sculpture of the XXth Century

47 artists · 1 curator

Apr 21, 1954 – Jun 06, 1954

Faces and Figures: Drawings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

41 artists · 1 curator

Dec 07, 1954 – Feb 01, 1955

Modern Masterprints of Europe

72 artists · 1 curator

Mar 05, 1955 – Apr 24, 1955

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection: New Acquisitions

22 artists · 1 curator

Nov 28, 1956 – Jan 20, 1957

Recent European Acquisitions

37 artists · 1 curator

Oct 02, 1957 – Dec 01, 1957

German Art of the 20th Century

42 artists · 2 curators

Apr 23, 1958 – May 18, 1958

50 Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

41 artists · 1 curator

Mar 24, 1960 – Apr 17, 1960

Selections from the Art Lending Service

67 artists

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

May 21, 1975 – Sep 01, 1975

Prints by Sculptors

43 artists · 1 curator

Nov 14, 1979 – Jan 22, 1980

Art of the Twenties

167 artists · 1 curator

Mar 03, 1983 – May 15, 1983

Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

128 artists · 1 curator