Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The Gourd (Der Kürbis) from Jonah (Jona)

Date:

(1950)

Medium:

One from an illustrated book with ten woodcuts (including duplicate of title page on front cover)

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 2 1/4 x 4 7/8" (5.7 x 12.4 cm); page: 12 15/16 x 9 3/16" (32.9 x 23.4 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove.

Publisher:

Grillen-Presse, Hamburg

Printer:

Richard von Sichowsky, Hamburg

Edition:

1st edition: 300 [this ex.]; 2nd edition, posthumously printed in 1982: 380

Credit Line:

The Louis E. Stern Collection

Copyright:

© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany

Reference:

Lammek H485-9.

MoMA Number:

913.1964.9

Themes:

Literary Subjects, Religion

Techniques:

Woodcut