Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The Owl (Die Eule) from the portfolio New European Graphics, 1st Portfolio: Masters of the State Bauhaus, Weimar, 1921 (Neue europäische Graphik, 1. Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar, 1921)

Date:

1921

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 11 1/16 x 9 3/8" (28.1 x 23.8 cm); sheet: 13 11/16 x 10 7/16" (34.7 x 26.5 cm)

Paper:

Beige, slightly textured, wove.

Publisher:

Müller & Co. Verlag, Potsdam

Printer:

Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar

Edition:

110 (including a deluxe edition of 10 on Japan and a regular edition of 100 on various German papers [this ex.]); plus 20 artist's proofs

Credit Line:

Purchase

Copyright:

© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany

Reference:

Lammek H28. Söhn 101-8.

MoMA Number:

501.1949

Techniques:

Woodcut