PrintsGerman20th century

Dance of Death I, Fragment 2

after 1921

Artists

Ernst BarlachArtist

Description

This print is made from a fragment of the original woodblock of "Totentanz I". The original block was likely cut down to create this smaller block.

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodcut

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white laid paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

sheet: 22.6 x 26.5 cm (8 7/8 x 10 7/16 in.)

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