The Goatherd (Der Ziegenhirt)

Gerhard Marcks

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Gerhard Marcks German, 1889–1981. The Goatherd (Der Ziegenhirt), 1922. Woodcut on laid paper, Image: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm) Sheet (uneven): 12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.5 x 45.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of J. B. Neumann, 37.424. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.424_acetate_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Goatherd (Der Ziegenhirt)

Date

1922

Geography

Place made: Germany

Medium

Woodcut on laid paper

Classification

Portrait, Miniatures

Dimensions

Image: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm) Sheet (uneven): 12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.5 x 45.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed, "G. Marks" in lower right margin in pencil

Inscriptions

Lower right in graphite: "F 1922/G Marcks"; lower center in graphite: "Der Ziegenhirt"; bottom left later addition in graphite: "1699"; bottom center later addition in graphite: "GERHARD MARCKS" Verso center in graphite: "37.424"

Markings

Verso stamped center: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM/BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)

Credit Line

Gift of J. B. Neumann

Accession Number

37.424

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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