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Gerhard Marcks

Gerhard Marcks

1889–1981

Berlin, Germany

SculptureBauhaus

Representation

None documented

24

Institutional Exhibitions

70

Works in Collection

173

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

Movements

• Bauhaus

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Prints by Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

About

Why this artist matters now

Gerhard Marcks was a German artist, known primarily as a sculptor, but who is also known for his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago

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Movement

Bauhaus

Medium

Sculpture

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (70)

The Leader (plate, page 17) from The Tower of Babel

The Leader (plate, page 17) from The Tower of Babel

1956 · One from an illustrated book with four woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 8 3/8 x 6" (21.3 x 15.3 cm); page: 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.5 x 26.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

God, The Father (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel

God, The Father (plate, page 27) from The Tower of Babel

1956 · One from an illustrated book with four woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 8 1/4 x 6 3/16" (20.9 x 15.7 cm); page: 14 13/16 x 10 5/16" (37.6 x 26.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tower of Babel (plate, page 13) from The Tower of Babel

1956 · One from an illustrated book with four woodcuts

Museum of Modern Art

The Tower of Babel

The Tower of Babel

1956 · Illustrated book with five woodcuts

page (each, irreg.): 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.4 x 26.3 cm); overall: 15 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 3/8" (38.5 x 27 x 0.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The City of God (plate, page 23) from The Tower of Babel

The City of God (plate, page 23) from The Tower of Babel

1956 · One from an illustrated book with four woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 10 x 6 1/2" (25.4 x 16.5 cm); page: 14 3/4 x 10 3/8" (37.4 x 26.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Noah

1954 · Line block reproduction after woodcut

composition: 7 7/8 x 7 15/16" (20 x 20.1 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 3/16" (38.5 x 28.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La Farucca II

1951 · Woodcut

composition: 17 3/16 x 16 13/16" (43.6 x 42.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 24 7/8 x 19 7/16" (63.2 x 49.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Gourd (Der Kürbis) from Jonah (Jona)

The Gourd (Der Kürbis) from Jonah (Jona)

1950 · One from an illustrated book with ten woodcuts (including duplicate of title page on front cover)

composition (irreg.): 2 1/4 x 4 7/8" (5.7 x 12.4 cm); page: 12 15/16 x 9 3/16" (32.9 x 23.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Images

Man en vrouw in een koeienstal (1920)

Rijksmuseum

Die Gänse (1922)

Rijksmuseum

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Bird House (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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László Moholy-Nagy

László Moholy-Nagy

Shared movement

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Bauhaus Workshop

Bauhaus Workshop

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Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson

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Movements and affiliations

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago