Gerhard Marcks, Sculptor
Woodcut in black & gray, 1963
One of 19 proofs
Ref: Rose III. 229 II/II
14 x 10 1/8 inches; 355 x 258 mm.
Signed & annotated artist’s proof; also titled, dated & annotated ST. LOUIS in the lower margin. Printed on laid Japan with full margins. There were 23 impressions in black only of the 1st state; of the 2nd state, there were 7 impressions in black & gray on Japan (as here) and 12 artist’s proofs on Minnesota Mining Paper.
Marcks (1889-1981) Painter, printmaker & sculptor, was head of the ceramics workshop at the Weimar Bauhaus from 1919-1925.
