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Gerhard Marcks

Orion

1949

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  • Artist Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)
  • Title Orion
  • Date 1949
  • Medium Bronze
  • Dimensions unframed | 34 x 8 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.
  • Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May, 1960
  • Object number WU 3904

Early Modern European and American Art
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 09/08/1998 - 10/12/1998

Washington University Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture from Daumier to Pollock
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 04/06/1966 - 05/08/1966

A Tribute to Curt Valentin
Saint Louis Art Museum, 01/14/1955 - 02/14/1955

Sculpture, Drawings and Prints of Gerhard Marcks
Walker Art Center, 10/11/1953 - 11/14/1953

Gerhard Marcks
Curt Valentin Gallery (New York, New York), 10/16/1951 - 11/10/1951

1960
Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May

Inscription [incised on top of base:] [up arrow, or letter "M"] 4

Inscription Base verso LR: "Marcks" Inscriptions: on base rear cast mark #4

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