Ernst Barlach:
Sculpture "Shepherd in the Storm" (1908),
Reduction in Bronze
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ars mundi special edition | Limited, 980 copies | Numbered | Signature | Foundry stamp | Certificate | Bronze | Patinated | Reduction | Format 27,5 x 25 x 13 cm (H/W/D) | Weight 4,8 kg
Despite all the oppositions: this is Ernst Barlach’s “Shepherd in the Storm.” Ars mundi special collection, issues in collaboration with the Bremen Art Gallery.
Ernst Barlach belongs to the most important representatives of realism and expressionism. He received the education in Hamburg, Dresden, and Paris. After one of his travels to Russia in 1907, he created one of his first wood plastic works and bronze figures, which belong to his most important works till today. One of them is the “Shepherd in The Storm” from 1908, which was originally cut in the basswood and became the first important work of Barlach.
The bearded shepherd walks with the lowered head against the wind. With his right hand he presses his flat hat on his forehead, with his left hand he pulls the hem of the wide, bulging coat close to his body. Tightly fastened to his heels, he is followed by a dog who seeks protection between the shepherd's legs and under the waving mantle. In a preliminary drawing, which is now privately owned, Barlach had already prepared the motif a year earlier. In the sculpture, the man and the animal merge on the almost oval plinth to create a triangular composition that seems to push forward against the wind's resistance like a ship's bow. The softly vibrating contours of the mantle enliven the structure of the group of figures.
Starting from his early works Barlach took up the topic of a human in different life conditions. The plastic work “The Shepherd in The Storm” is the first in the row of Barlach’s work where people are reflected in opposition to the external forces. The wind and the storm are the symbols of super-human powers. The painter and patron Leopold Bierman bought this sculpture in 1908 on the 16th exhibition of the Berlin Secession and presented it to the Bremen art hall. The “Shepherd in the Storm” is one of the first works of Barlach presented in an open exhibition.
The The sculpture “The Shepherd in The Storm”
Sculpture “The Shepherd in the Storm”: original: wood catalog number II 140.
The fine bronze, cast by hand by in lost wax casting and patinated. The shape was taken directly from the original and reduced (reduction). The limited edition of 980 copies, each numbered and possess the signature “E.Barlach” copied from the original. Ars mundi special edition, issued in collaboration with the Bremen Art Hall. With a numbered authenticity and limitation certificate. Format 27,5 x 25 x 13 cm (H/W/D). Weight 4,8 kg.
"The Bremen Art Hall possessed one of the widest collections of expressionist sculptor Ernst Barlach with numerous prominent sculptures and collected printed graphics. We are happy to share with the world the reproduction of his work “The Shepherd in the Storm.” The sculpture was created in 1908 and presented to the museum a year later. It symbolizes for me the universal idea that hurdles belong to life. The easy way is not always the right one if you want to achieve your goals or perform your duties.” (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg, Director of the Bremen Art Hall)
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Ernst Barlach: Sculpture "Shepherd in the Storm" (1908), Reduction in Bronze
Despite all the oppositions: this is Ernst Barlach’s “Shepherd in the Storm.” Ars mundi special collection, issues in collaboration with the Bremen Art Gallery.
Ernst Barlach belongs to the most important representatives of realism and expressionism. He received the education in Hamburg, Dresden, and Paris. After one of his travels to Russia in 1907, he created one of his first wood plastic works and bronze figures, which belong to his most important works till today. One of them is the “Shepherd in The Storm” from 1908, which was originally cut in the basswood and became the first important work of Barlach.
The bearded shepherd walks with the lowered head against the wind. With his right hand he presses his flat hat on his forehead, with his left hand he pulls the hem of the wide, bulging coat close to his body. Tightly fastened to his heels, he is followed by a dog who seeks protection between the shepherd's legs and under the waving mantle. In a preliminary drawing, which is now privately owned, Barlach had already prepared the motif a year earlier. In the sculpture, the man and the animal merge on the almost oval plinth to create a triangular composition that seems to push forward against the wind's resistance like a ship's bow. The softly vibrating contours of the mantle enliven the structure of the group of figures.
Starting from his early works Barlach took up the topic of a human in different life conditions. The plastic work “The Shepherd in The Storm” is the first in the row of Barlach’s work where people are reflected in opposition to the external forces. The wind and the storm are the symbols of super-human powers. The painter and patron Leopold Bierman bought this sculpture in 1908 on the 16th exhibition of the Berlin Secession and presented it to the Bremen art hall. The “Shepherd in the Storm” is one of the first works of Barlach presented in an open exhibition.
The The sculpture “The Shepherd in The Storm”
Sculpture “The Shepherd in the Storm”: original: wood catalog number II 140.
The fine bronze, cast by hand by in lost wax casting and patinated. The shape was taken directly from the original and reduced (reduction). The limited edition of 980 copies, each numbered and possess the signature “E.Barlach” copied from the original. Ars mundi special edition, issued in collaboration with the Bremen Art Hall. With a numbered authenticity and limitation certificate. Format 27,5 x 25 x 13 cm (H/W/D). Weight 4,8 kg.
"The Bremen Art Hall possessed one of the widest collections of expressionist sculptor Ernst Barlach with numerous prominent sculptures and collected printed graphics. We are happy to share with the world the reproduction of his work “The Shepherd in the Storm.” The sculpture was created in 1908 and presented to the museum a year later. It symbolizes for me the universal idea that hurdles belong to life. The easy way is not always the right one if you want to achieve your goals or perform your duties.” (Prof. Dr. Christoph Grunenberg, Director of the Bremen Art Hall)
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