Ernst Barlach
(1870–1938) tysk skulptör och poet
Ernst Barlach (1870–1938) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Ernst Barlach belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Ernst Barlach was born in Wedel and died in Rostock. Ernst Barlach trained at Académie Julian. Ernst Barlach studied under Robert Diez. Ernst Barlach worked in Norderney. Wikidata associates Ernst Barlach with Expressionism. Ernst Barlach became a member of Die Kogge, Academy of Arts, Berlin, and Berlin Secession. The awards include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Pour le Mérite, and Kleist Prize.
The best-known works include ‘The Mole’ and ‘Der tote Tag’. The catalogue has 32 works by Ernst Barlach with free images. The dated works span the years 1900–1935. Works by Ernst Barlach are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Ernst Barlach House, and Güstrow Cathedral.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Martin Brandenburg, Claudio Castelucho, Ferdinand Schmutzer, Johann Georg van Caspel, and Jacques Grüber.