![Ernst Barlach, Schreitende Frau or Schreitende Nonne [Walking Woman or Walking Nun]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/42211.jpg?itok=esj-f6HD)
About this artwork
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artist:Ernst Barlach (1870 - 1938) German
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title:Schreitende Frau or Schreitende Nonne [Walking Woman or Walking Nun]
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date created:1909
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materials:Porcelain, glazed
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measurements:25.00 x 12.50 x 13.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1977
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accession number:GMA 1664
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Ernst Barlach
Ernst Barlach
Born near Hamburg, Barlach was a sculptor, printmaker and writer. From around 1896, he worked in an art nouveau style. However, after visiting his brother in Russia in 1906, he was struck by the solid and sturdy figures of the Russian peasants. Inspired by this and by medieval German carving,...
