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  • Ernst Barlach as a young man Ernst Barlach

    The sculptor, printmaker and playwright Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) was born in Wedel and studied in Dresden, Hamburg and briefly in Paris, where he discovered Millet and Meunier before he moved to Berlin in 1899.  A trip to Russia in 1906 inspired…

  • From a modern Dance of Death From a Modern Dance of Death

    War is depicted as a massive giant poised above a mountain of skeletons, ending life with a sledgehammer blow. Barlach’s title looks back to the medieval theme ‘A Dance of Death’ in which living and dead both join a procession or dance, portraying…

  • The Year of our Lord 1916 after the Birth of Christ. The Year of our Lord 1916

    Title page of Der Bildermann 1, No. 14 (1916), verso Wenns so weiter geht... by August Gaul. Barlach wrote in his diary: “Today I sent a drawing to Der Bildermann - Christ is led by the Devil on to a mountain and shown the kingdoms of the world and…

  • The Jolly Peg Leg The Jolly Peg-leg

    This sculpture is closely related to a drawing and lithograph produced in 1922. After the war, disfigured or disabled war veterans were a common sight on the streets of German cities and reminded Barlach of the wretched plight of the handicapped…

  • The Kiss The Kiss

    Originally a woodcarving, a small number of bronze casts were made by Alfred Flechtheim, Barlach’s dealer, who thought the subject would work more successfully in the medium of metal. This sculpture can be explored using our 360° interactive…

  • Blind Beggar Blind Beggar by Ernst Barlach

    When the interactive viewer has loaded you can use your mouse button or finger to click and drag the sculpture side to side to view it in 360°. You can see further details of this sculpture here.

  • The Jolly Peg Leg The Jolly Peg-leg by Ernst Barlach

    When the interactive viewer has loaded you can use your mouse button or finger to click and drag the sculpture side to side to view it in 360°. You can see further details of this sculpture here.

  • The Kiss The Kiss by Ernst Barlach

    When the interactive viewer has loaded you can use your mouse button or finger to click and drag the sculpture side to side to view it in 360°. You can see further details of this sculpture here.

  • Russian Beggarwoman with Bowl Russian Beggarwoman with Bowl by Ernst Barlach

    When the interactive viewer has loaded you can use your mouse button or finger to click and drag the sculpture side to side to view it in 360°. You can see further details of this sculpture here.

  • Käthe Kollwitz Käthe Kollwitz

    Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) initially trained in painting but is primarily known for printmaking and was also a sculptor. Unlike many other female artists at that period, her father, who recognised her drawing talent and approved her aim to become a…

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