Ernst Barlach BARLACH, ERNST 1870 Wedel - 1938... Lot 4

Ernst Barlach BARLACH, ERNST 1870 Wedel - 1938 Rostock Title: Der singende Mann. Date: 1928 (draft). Technique: Bronze, patinated dark brown. Measurement: 49.5 x 46.5 x 37cm. Notation: Signed verso left on the foot rest: E. Barlach. Foundry Mark: Beside it foundry mark H. NOACK BERLIN. This work is one of in total 38 posthumous casts. Provenance: - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia Literature: - Laur, Elisabeth: Ernst Barlach - Werkverzeichnis II, Das plastische Werk, Güstrow 2006, cat. rais. no. 432, ill. - The Singing Man is one of the most important sculptural works of German Expressionism - The leaned-back posture as well as the closed eyes underline the simultaneously expressive and thoughtful nature of the sculpture. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue