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Art Institute of Chicago
Death on the Move

Death on the Move, Ernst Barlach, 1923

Ernst Barlach, portrait

Ernst BarlachGerman, 1870–1938

Death on the Move

1923 · Print

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Particulars

1923 · aged 53

18701938

Accession number: 1938.129

In the catalog

Prints Lithograph Modernism 20th century Germany

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Art Institute of Chicago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

Meanwhile, in the life of Ernst Barlach

1924 · Award
Kleist Prize
1924
The drama “The Flood”
In the drama The Flood (Die Sündflut) Barlach projects his personal mysticism onto the story of Noah and the Ark; it won him the Kleist Prize.
1925
Meets Bernhard and Marga Böhmer
In 1925 Barlach met for the first time Bernhard Böhmer, who became his friend, and Bernhard's wife Marga.
1925 · Career
the Munich Academy of Fine Arts
In 1925 Barlach was admitted as a member of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.

More by Ernst Barlach

The Avenger, Ernst Barlach, 1914

The Avenger

1914 · National Gallery of Art

Figure group, Ernst Barlach, ca. 1909-1913

Figure group

ca. 1909-1913 · Victoria and Albert Museum

Singing Man, Ernst Barlach, 1928

Singing Man

1928 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman Kneeling before a Seated Man, Ernst Barlach

Woman Kneeling before a Seated Man

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Magere Hein, Ernst Barlach, 1880 - 1938

Magere Hein

1880 - 1938 · Rijksmuseum

Kniende Gestalt, den Blick zum Himmel gerichtet, Ernst Barlach, 19th century

Kniende Gestalt, den Blick zum Himmel gerichtet

19th century · Albertina

Lesende Mönche II (Die Buchleser), Ernst Barlach, 1880–1938

Lesende Mönche II (Die Buchleser)

1880–1938 · Kunstpalast

"Erwachen": Zwei liegende und eine stehende (?), in Decken gehüllte Gestalten, Ernst Barlach

"Erwachen": Zwei liegende und eine stehende (?), in Decken gehüllte Gestalten

Albertina

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Georges Seurat

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, Paul Cézanne, c. 1893

Paul Cézanne

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), Claude Monet, 1890–91

Claude Monet

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930

Grant Wood

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942

Edward Hopper

Nighthawks, 1942