Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗An die Freude (Ode to Joy) (S. 271-279), 1927
Woodcut / linocut · Paper
Phillips · Sep 17, 2026£1,290 ≈ $1,726 ≈ €1,503Sign up free to see price
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Lachende Alte
Ernst Barlach (German, 1870–1938) · Um 1936
€15,840 price realized incl. premium
≈ $18,032≈ £13,338
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Bronze mit brauner Patina”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signiert verso: Barlach
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 21 × 31 × 12 cm
- Auction house
- Van Ham
- Sale
- Modern | Post War | Contemporary (533)
- Date
- June 4, 2025
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Lot
- 215
- Estimate
- €14,000 – — (≈ $15,938) (≈ £11,789)
- Source
- Auction house van-ham.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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