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Ernst Barlach

Death of a Child (Kindertod)

1919

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 9 3/8 x 14 3/16 inches (23.8 x 36 cm)
Collection no.
1984.1203.19
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Death of a Child (Kindertod) — Ernst Barlach. 1919.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: block: 9 3/8 x 14 3/16 inches (23.8 x 36 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1984.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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