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Mourning Old Woman

Gerhard Marcks
1956

Description

Stone (basaltlava) sculptur of an old woman old woman looking into the distance with her hand over her eyes.
With on the base the date 4 november 1944.

Inscription(s)

DEN
OPFERN
VON
GEWALT —
HERRSCHAFT
UND
KRIEG
1933 - 1945

TO THE
VICTIMS
OF
TYRANNY
AND
WAR
1933 - 1945

Signature

[mark]

Sculptor

Gerhard Marcks (Berlin 1889 - Burgbrohl (Eifel) 1981), German sculptor (RKDArtists – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Trauernde Alte.
Artibeau, Trauernde Alte (1955).

Locatie (N 51°28'52" - E 7°13'7") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1077; Photograph: 6 September 2022
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