COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.3204.1937
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Barlach, Ernst
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1870 - 1938
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Ernst Barlach
Title:
Singing Man
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1928
Creation Start Date:
1928
Creation End Date:
1928
Materials and Techniques:
bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 49.6cm x 55.6cm x 34.4cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
3204.1937
Credit Line:
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Inscriptions:
Signed on support under right foot: "E. Barlach"
Context:
Unlike many Expressionist sculptors who relied on crude, roughly worked forms to convey emotion, Barlach created graceful figures that communicate the universality of human experience. Around 1906, he began to experiment with ways to fuse inner feeling with the outward appearance of the human body. In Singing Man, the figure's eyes are closed and his mouth is open as he sings. He pulls his knees towards his torso, interlocking his fingers to hold the position tightly, suggesting his concentration on the production of music.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.3204.1937.TIF
