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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR36.33
People
Gerhard Marcks, German (Berlin, Germany 1889 - 1981 Burgbrohl, Germany)
Title
Head of an Old Woman
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1930
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226002

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
30.2 x 24 cm (11 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: 3.
  • inscription: l.r., graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: + / 5 XII 30
  • stamp: on verso at l.r., reddish ink, German: Niederlage Nr. 3 Berlin [stamp only made partial impression]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Edward M. M. Warburg
Copyright
© Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
BR36.33
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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