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Ernst Barlach: Life and Legacy Early Life and Education Born in Wedel, Holstein (Germany) on January 2nd, 1870, Ernst Heinrich Barlach was the eldest of four sons. His father, Dr. Georg Barlach, was a physician who died when Ernst was fourteen, leading to a move with his family. He received his early education in Ratzeburg and Schönberg, growing up in a devout Lutheran household. Barlach began his artistic training at the Gewe
rbeschule Hamburg (Hamburg School of Applied Arts) from 1888 to 1891. He continued his studies at the Königliche Akademie der bildenden Künste zu Dresden (Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden) between 1891 and 1895, creating his first major sculpture, Die Krautpflückerin (The Herb Plucker). He briefly studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1895 to 1897 but remained critical of simply copying French styles. Artistic Develop…
