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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BR52.18
People
Gerhard Marcks, German (Berlin, Germany 1889 - 1981 Burgbrohl, Germany)
Title
Orion
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1950
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/225263

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
47 x 29.5 cm (18 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.c., graphite: G. Marcks

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Curt Valentin Gallery, NYC], sold; John S. Newberry Collection, Detroit, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1952

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of John S. Newberry, Jr.
Copyright
© Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1952
Object Number
BR52.18
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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