Goethe Walpurgisnacht
Woodcut
1922 (made)
1922 (made)
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Woodcut from a set of 20 entitled 'Goethe Walpurgisnacht'. Image consists of two men walking (towards left). A goblin-like figure with spiky head holds up the cloak of the central figure; five grotesque figures in background (right), one with a tall pointed hat (farthest right).
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| Materials and techniques | Woodcut |
| Brief description | 'Der Proktophantasmist und Anderes Gelichter'. Woodcut by Ernst Barlach from a set of 20 entitled 'Goethe Walpurgisnacht', published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin. Germany, 1922. |
| Physical description | Woodcut from a set of 20 entitled 'Goethe Walpurgisnacht'. Image consists of two men walking (towards left). A goblin-like figure with spiky head holds up the cloak of the central figure; five grotesque figures in background (right), one with a tall pointed hat (farthest right). |
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| Credit line | Acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, London in 1967. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.140-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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