Lot Essay
Ernst Barlach has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Property from the Dr. Heinz F. Eichenwald Collection
Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)
Weinende Frau
Details
Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)
Weinende Frau
signed and dated 'E Barlach 1923' (on the top of the base)
carved and stained wood; unique
Height: 29¾ in. (75.6 cm.)
Executed in 1923
Weinende Frau
signed and dated 'E Barlach 1923' (on the top of the base)
carved and stained wood; unique
Height: 29¾ in. (75.6 cm.)
Executed in 1923
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Eichenwald, Berlin and New York (circa 1935).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
F. Schult, Ernst Barlach Das Plastiche Werk, Hamburg, 1960, p. 163, no. 284 (illustrated).
E. Laur, Ernst Barlach, Das plastiche Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 364 (illustrated).
E. Laur, Ernst Barlach, Das plastiche Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 364 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Berlin, Paul Cassirer, Ernst Barlach, Holzbildwerke, February 1926, no. 28.
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Ernst Barlach, 1930.
Lincoln, The University of Nebraska Art Galleries; Seattle, University of Washington; Dayton Art Institute and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Ernst Barlach, An Exhibition of His Work, October 1955-April 1956, no. 15.
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Ernst Barlach, 1930.
Lincoln, The University of Nebraska Art Galleries; Seattle, University of Washington; Dayton Art Institute and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Ernst Barlach, An Exhibition of His Work, October 1955-April 1956, no. 15.
Sale Room Notice
Ernst Barlach has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Please note the additional literature reference for this work:
E. Laur, Ernst Barlach, Das plastiche Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 364 (illustrated).
Please note the additional literature reference for this work:
E. Laur, Ernst Barlach, Das plastiche Werk, Güstrow, 2006, no. 364 (illustrated).