Call of the Earth (Ruf der Erde)
1933 · Etching
plate: 8 1/16 x 10 5/16" (20.5 x 26.2 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 x 15 13/16" (32.2 x 40.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Georg Kolbe
1877
WA-00013527
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
21
Institutional Exhibitions
11
Works in Collection
27
Assets Indexed
2
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Art of the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
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German Drawing: The Expressionists
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
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Ways of Looking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Twentieth-Century Art from the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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German Art of the 20th Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1957
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Faces and Figures: Drawings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Painting and Sculpture in Architecture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946–1954
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The Museum Collection of Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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Modern Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Sculpture and Sculptor's Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941
Field Verification (2 fields)
1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artist IndexTier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About
Why this artist matters now
Georg Kolbe was a German sculptor who emerged as his generation's leading figure sculptor through a vigorous modernization of classical form. Working in a simplified, abstracted idiom comparable to Aristide Maillol, Kolbe stripped anatomical detail to essential volumes and gesture, creating bronzes that balance formal reduction with humanistic presence. His work represents a decisive move away from nineteenth-century naturalism toward a sculptural language rooted in structural clarity and monumental restraint.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Artworks (11)
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11 published of 17 catalogued · 14 with image
- MoMA6 publishedof 12 catalogued12 img
- The Met3 published
- Art Institute Chicago2 published2 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Selected Credits
22 total
1969Twentieth-Century Art from the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition
1954Faces and Figures: Drawings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art — Museum of Modern Artexhibition
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