Ernst Barlach:
Sculpture "Reading Monks III" (1932), Reduction in Bronze
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ars mundi special edition | Limited, 980 copies | Numbered | Signature | Foundry stamp | Certificate | Bronze | Patinated | Reduction | Format 22 x 16,5 x 14 cm (H/W/D) | Weight 4,2 kg
Barlach, the main representative of the German expressionism, is famous for his wood and bronze plastics. The topic of monks, busy with reading, interested the artist in 1921. In his bronze work from 1932, which followed the wooden version, he strengthened the image through the reduction the expressiveness of the linear drapery, as he welded the block of the sitters together.
The art of the 14th-century Florence and the sculptures and paintings of Master Bertram (1345 - 1415), which has been decorating the altar of the Hamburg Kunsthalle since 1379, influenced the development of Barlach's narrative skills. His new vision tried to regain this fundamental power. The wooden version was ridiculed by the national socialists in 1937 in Munich in the exhibition "Degenerate Art." Barlach's work survived, spread over the world and was presented in the most famous collections.
Sculpture “Reading Monks III”:
Carried by compassion and social commitment, Barlach's creative power leads to concentration and internalization. The fugitive treatment of his surfaces, in connection with the folding energy, is like the in- and out- breath, and vital cohesion.
The round, which opens in the sculpture from the head of the left monk over his shoulder and arm to the open book, is forwarded to the arm of the right one and closes in the shoulder and head tilt. This circle contains the communication between the individuals and the book. They have read and understood. In the admonishing silence, outside the fleeting process of life, they have found a peace.
The fine nuances of the designed balance are visible in the folded hands of the right monk, which hover like a symbol from the bowl like folds. The work of Barlach turns into the mouth of the truth.
“I recommend this work as a prominent time document, which can make us think. Its great potential today shows us the way to the wisdom of human existence through the trendy and trivial sensations of everyday life. It helps us ask questions, recognize, find keys to self-discovery. "The Reading Monks III" gives us an example. It expresses the discourse and peace that comes from books. Joy and depth of understanding of the world can arise from a poem like from this sculpture. In his forms Barlach gives us a part of the endless connection of the creation, conditions, approaching the sense of life. That is the religion of his art, love.” (Dr. Friedhelm Haering, Museum Director a. D. and Curator)
Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand in lost wax casting technique and patinated. The form was directly taken from the original and reduced (reduction). Limited edition 980 copies, each numbered and with a signature “E. Barlach,” taken from the original, and punched with a foundry stamp. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand in lost wax casting technique and patinated. ars mundi special edition. With a numbered authenticity certificate and limitation certificate. Format 22 x 16,5 x 14 cm (H/W/D), weight 4,2 kg.ment
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Ernst Barlach: Sculpture "Reading Monks III" (1932), Reduction in Bronze
Barlach, the main representative of the German expressionism, is famous for his wood and bronze plastics. The topic of monks, busy with reading, interested the artist in 1921. In his bronze work from 1932, which followed the wooden version, he strengthened the image through the reduction the expressiveness of the linear drapery, as he welded the block of the sitters together.
The art of the 14th-century Florence and the sculptures and paintings of Master Bertram (1345 - 1415), which has been decorating the altar of the Hamburg Kunsthalle since 1379, influenced the development of Barlach's narrative skills. His new vision tried to regain this fundamental power. The wooden version was ridiculed by the national socialists in 1937 in Munich in the exhibition "Degenerate Art." Barlach's work survived, spread over the world and was presented in the most famous collections.
Sculpture “Reading Monks III”:
Carried by compassion and social commitment, Barlach's creative power leads to concentration and internalization. The fugitive treatment of his surfaces, in connection with the folding energy, is like the in- and out- breath, and vital cohesion.
The round, which opens in the sculpture from the head of the left monk over his shoulder and arm to the open book, is forwarded to the arm of the right one and closes in the shoulder and head tilt. This circle contains the communication between the individuals and the book. They have read and understood. In the admonishing silence, outside the fleeting process of life, they have found a peace.
The fine nuances of the designed balance are visible in the folded hands of the right monk, which hover like a symbol from the bowl like folds. The work of Barlach turns into the mouth of the truth.
“I recommend this work as a prominent time document, which can make us think. Its great potential today shows us the way to the wisdom of human existence through the trendy and trivial sensations of everyday life. It helps us ask questions, recognize, find keys to self-discovery. "The Reading Monks III" gives us an example. It expresses the discourse and peace that comes from books. Joy and depth of understanding of the world can arise from a poem like from this sculpture. In his forms Barlach gives us a part of the endless connection of the creation, conditions, approaching the sense of life. That is the religion of his art, love.” (Dr. Friedhelm Haering, Museum Director a. D. and Curator)
Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand in lost wax casting technique and patinated. The form was directly taken from the original and reduced (reduction). Limited edition 980 copies, each numbered and with a signature “E. Barlach,” taken from the original, and punched with a foundry stamp. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast by hand in lost wax casting technique and patinated. ars mundi special edition. With a numbered authenticity certificate and limitation certificate. Format 22 x 16,5 x 14 cm (H/W/D), weight 4,2 kg.ment
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Ernst Barlach
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