id:			160164
accession number:	1998.104
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.104
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:30.584000

Standing Man, 1998. Stephan Balkenhol (German, b. 1957). Cedar, paint, and stain; overall: 259.2 x 58.5 x 45.7 cm (102 1/16 x 23 1/16 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1998.104 © Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

title:				Standing Man
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creation date:			1998
creation date earliest:		1998
creation date latest:		1998
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	cedar, paint, and stain
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Stephan Balkenhol (German, b. 1957)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 259.2 x 58.5 x 45.7 cm (102 1/16 x 23 1/16 x 18 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2017
	opening date:   2017-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* "Stephan Balkenhol," The Arts Club of Chicago (April 21 - May 30, 1998).

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PROVENANCE

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Continuing the centuries-old tradition of German woodcarving, Stephen Balkenhol creates simple, rough-hewn figures with no overtly symbolic or narrative content. Clothed in black pants and white shirt and assuming a relaxed stance with one hand on his hip, the Standing Man is a neutral presence whose face betrays no emotion. Balkenhol has said that he seeks "an expression from which one could imagine all other states of mind. . . ." Both the figure and its pedestal were cut from the same block of wood—a cedar log almost 24 inches in diameter and about 8-1/2 feet long. The soft, reddish-colored wood was shaped with a combination of hand and power tools. Router and chain marks are visible on the base, and marks from flat chisels can be seen on the man's face, hands, shirt, and trousers. The figure and clothing were painted; transparent stains were used to color the hair and the base.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Acquires Major New Sculpture, Rare Chinese Prints, Contemporary Prints, Drawings &amp; Photographs,” October 30, 1998, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4215

	Hinson, Tom E., "Standing Man", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 39 no. 04, April 1999
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: cover, p. 4-5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1999-04/page/4

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