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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
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Descriptions

Description
Text page: letterpress; black ink on tan laid paper; 34.7 x 28 (dimension of folded sheet)

Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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