Harvard Art Museums > BR71.34.-43: The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda Prints Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda (Gerhard Marcks) , BR71.34.-43,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 11, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/141899. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number BR71.34.-43 People Gerhard Marcks, German (Berlin, Germany 1889 - 1981 Burgbrohl, Germany) Title The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda Other Titles Original Language Title: Das Wielandslied der aelteren Edda Series/Book Title: The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda Classification Prints Work Type portfolio Date 1923 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/141899 Physical Descriptions Medium portfolio of ten woodcut prints and one text page, folded, in paper-covered portfolio Technique Woodcut Dimensions box: 35.7 x 29.5 x 1.5 cm (14 1/16 x 11 5/8 x 9/16 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Lammek H77.1-10 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Selma Sobin Fund Copyright © Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 1971 Object Number BR71.34.-43 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Text page: letterpress; black ink on tan laid paper; 34.7 x 28 (dimension of folded sheet) Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Related Objects Object Number BR71.34-43.A Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Title page, from "The Lay of Volund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.34 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title The Three Valkyries, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.40 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Nidud's Sons, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.41 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Völund, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.42 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Bödvild, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.37 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Nidud's Warriors, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.38 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title The Attack, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.36 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Völund, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.35 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title The Three Brothers, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.39 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Who Chained the Free Man?, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Object Number BR71.43 Artist Gerhard Marcks Title Völund Takes Off Laughing, from the portfolio "The Lay of Völund from the Elder Edda" Classification Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
