About the Artwork
Boy Putting on His Shirt
early 20th century
Gerhard Marcks (Artist) German, 1889-1981 (Foundry) Richard Barth
Bronze
10 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches (27.6 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm.)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.221
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Markings
Signed on top of base at back with monogram (see Registrar's files for reproduction of monogram).
Stamped on top of base at back: Guss. Rich. Barth.
Provenance
(Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York, USA);1949, purchased by Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA);
1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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DIA Statewide Services Traveling Exhibition, GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST SCULPTURE FROM THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, May 27, 1986 - Mar 1, 1987.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Gerhard Marcks; Richard Barth, Boy Putting on His Shirt, early 20th century, Bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.221.
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