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    London, South Kensington

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    21 October 2004

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    • Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)
    Lot 405

    Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)

    Himmelfahrt

    Price realised

    GBP 7,768

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000

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    Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)
    Himmelfahrt
    signed 'E Barlach' (lower left)
    charcoal on paper, unframed
    11¾ x 19in. (29.9 x 48.3cm.)
    Drawn circa 1924-25

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    Lot Essay

    This is a study for two woodcuts Engelreigen (Schult II 273) and Der Sternenrichter (Schult II 279) in Schiller's An die Freude, mit 9 Holzschnitten von Ernst Barlach published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1927.

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    This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges


    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM THE BURKAMP COLLECTION, ROSTOCK

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