Ernst Barlach

by Alfred Werner

Best known as an expressionist sculptor and graphic artist, Barlach was equally important as an avant-garde dramatist. Barlarch studied in Hamburg, at the Dresden Academy, and in Paris, traveled to Russia in 1906 and to Italy in 19099. But the major portion of his life was spent on German soil, working in seclusion in his studio at Guestrow.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Alfred Werner (March 31 1911–July 14 1979) (born Alfred Siegfried Weintraub) was a prominent Austro-American art critic, historian, and author who specialized in 19th and 20th-century European and American art, particularly modern art and Jewish artists.

After surviving the Dachau concentration camp, he moved to New York and authored numerous monographs on painters like Chagall, Modigliani, and Soutine.

Werner also wrote for Arts magazine, The New York Times, and Commentary, providing critical analysis of exhibitions and artists.