Peasant Woman, 1909

  • Ernst Barlach, German, 1870-1938
  • Schwarzburger Werkstatten fur Porzellankunst

Porcelain

  • Overall: 9 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 5 1/4 inches (24.1 × 11.4 × 13.3 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spilkin

1983.40

Department

European Modern Art to 1970

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spilkin

1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Ernst Barlach; Schwarzburger Werkstatten fur Porzellankunst, Peasant Woman, 1909, porcelain. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spilkin, 1983.40.