John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

Reno, Nevada

The Lilley Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.

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Das Irrlicht by Ernst Barlach
Das Irrlicht by Ernst Barlach Image: verso
  • Ernst Barlach
  • Das Irrlicht, 1922
  • Woodcut
  • 4 x 3 in
  • Inv: 2014.1.19
  • In Storage
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Title: Das Irrlicht (The will-o'-the-wisp)
Artist: Ernst Barlach
Publisher: Paul Cassirer
Date: 1922
Medium: Woodcut; ink on paper
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

Items description: Woodcut from a set of 20 entitled 'Goethe Walpurgisnacht'. Image consists of two cloaked figures leaning over a small crouching figure with long hair (center); right hand figure holds a staff. Rock and crescent moon in background at right.

  • Subject Matter: Illustration
  • Collections: Prints

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