Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

La Farucca II

Date:

(1951, printed 1952)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 17 3/16 x 16 13/16" (43.6 x 42.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 24 7/8 x 19 7/16" (63.2 x 49.3 cm)

Paper:

White, smooth, laid Japan.

Publisher:

The artist, Hamburg

Printer:

Richard von Sichowsky, Hamburg

Edition:

35 on Japan paper [this ex.], plus 1570 printed as a poster for the Galerie Nierendorf's 1969 exhibition celebrating Marcks's 80th birthday (of which 70 were signed on Japan, without poster text)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Donald B. Straus

Copyright:

© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany

Reference:

Lammek H221.

MoMA Number:

683.1956

Themes:

Dance & Leisure

Techniques:

Woodcut