id:			173113
accession number:	1937.3204
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.3204
updated:		2022-06-24 09:01:16.133000

Singing Man, 1928. Ernst Barlach (German, 1870-1938). Bronze; overall: 49.8 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 21 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1937.3204

title:				Singing Man
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creation date:			1928
creation date earliest:		1928
creation date latest:		1928
current location:		225 German Expressionism & Surrealism
creditline:			Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Ernst Barlach (German, 1870-1938)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 49.8 x 53.3 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 21 x 14 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed on support under right foot: "E. Barlach"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sculpture of Our Time
	opening date:   1937-11-04T04:00:00
	<i>Sculpture of Our Time</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 4-December 5, 1937).

	title:		Expressionism and Related Movements
	opening date:   1939-01-25T05:00:00
	<i>Expressionism and Related Movements</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-February 28, 1939).

	title:		Rouault: Retrospective Exhibition 1953
	opening date:   1953-01-28T05:00:00
	<i>Rouault: Retrospective Exhibition 1953</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 28-March 15, 1953).

	title:		Art: The International Language
	opening date:   1956-10-02T04:00:00
	<i>Art: The International Language</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956).

	title:		Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-05-27T00:00:00
	<i>Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Buchholz Gallery)
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wall description: 
One of the most celebrated sculptors of the Expressionist movement in Germany, Barlach first began exploring ways to convey inner feeling through depictions of the human body around 1906. This singing man pulls his knee toward his body, while his closed eyes and open mouth suggest deep concentration. A staunch opponent of the Nazis, Barlach was declared a "degenerate artist"and forbidden to teach or exhibit in Germany.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art </em>(April 1938):
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 339
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n65

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