Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

Noah

Date:

(1954, woodcut executed 1948)

Medium:

Line block reproduction after woodcut

Dimensions:

composition: 7 7/8 x 7 15/16" (20 x 20.1 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 3/16" (38.5 x 28.4 cm)

Paper:

White, slightly textured, wove.

Publisher:

Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf

Printer:

unknown

Edition:

1000 [this ex.]; original woodcut: approx. 25 printed in March 1948; plus 32 on "Bütten" and 10 on Japan, printed in March 1949

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

Copyright:

© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany

Reference:

Lammek H 194 I.

MoMA Number:

675.1956

Themes:

Religion

Techniques:

Reproductive processes