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Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

1881

WA-00013599

SculptureExpressionism

Representation

None documented

36

Institutional Exhibitions

92

Works in Collection

135

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ551282

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Sculptors' Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Symbolist Aesthetic

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Prints by Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Twentieth-Century Art from the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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German Art of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Drawings Recently Acquired for the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Modern Masterprints of Europe

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3464
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Wilhelm Lehmbruck was a German sculptor. One of the most important of his generation, he was influenced by realism and expressionism.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York National Gallery of Art Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (92)

(Exhibition. 1955)

23 1/2 x 17 1/2" (59.7 x 44.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Macbeth V (The Vision of Lady Macbeth)

Macbeth V (The Vision of Lady Macbeth)

1918 · etching and drypoint

National Gallery of Art

Macbeth V (The Vision of Lady Macbeth)

Macbeth V (The Vision of Lady Macbeth)

1918 · Etching and drypoint

National Gallery of Art

Macbeth V (annual print for the Association of the Friends of the Marées-Society)

Macbeth V (annual print for the Association of the Friends of the Marées-Society)

1918 · Etching and drypoint

plate: 15 1/2 x 11 3/4" (39.4 x 29.8 cm); sheet: 18 13/16 x 14 13/16" (47.8 x 37.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Seated Youth

1917 · composite tinted plaster

overall: 103.2 x 76.2 x 115.5 cm (40 5/8 x 30 x 45 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Dead Man (Der tote Mann)

The Dead Man (Der tote Mann)

1915 · drypoint [trial proof]

National Gallery of Art

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

1915 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image: 16 × 12.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 41 × 31.5 cm (16 3/16 × 12 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Knitting (Strickende Frau)

Woman Knitting (Strickende Frau)

1915 · Drypoint

Plate 6 9/16 x 4 13/16" (16.6 x 12.2 cm) Sheet 11 1/4 x 8 1/4" (28.6 x 21.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mother and Child, Small (Mutter und Kind, klein)

Mother and Child, Small (Mutter und Kind, klein)

1915 · Drypoint

plate: 6 7/16 x 4 13/16" (16.4 x 12.3 cm); sheet: 16 7/16 x 12 5/16" (41.7 x 31.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mother and Child, Small (Mutter und Kind, klein)

Mother and Child, Small (Mutter und Kind, klein)

1915 · Drypoint with watercolor additions

Plate 6 1/2 x 4 13/16" (16.4 x 12.2 cm) Sheet 12 1/16 x 8 11/16" (30.6 x 22.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Standing Girl (Stehendes Mädchen)

Standing Girl (Stehendes Mädchen)

1915 · Crayon on paper

17 x 10 3/8" (43.2 x 26.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Standing Male Nude and Two Female Nudes

Standing Male Nude and Two Female Nudes

1914 · etching and roulette on wove paper

plate: 24.7 × 16.3 cm (9 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.) sheet: 40 × 29.6 cm (15 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman and Child (Weib und Kind)

Woman and Child (Weib und Kind)

1914 · drypoint

National Gallery of Art

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

1914 · drypoint

National Gallery of Art

Woman's Dream (Der Traum des Weibes)

Woman's Dream (Der Traum des Weibes)

1914 · drypoint [proof]

National Gallery of Art

Potiphar's Wife

Potiphar's Wife

1914 · Drypoint on laid ivory paper

Plate: 39.5 × 30 cm (15 9/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53.7 × 41.7 cm (21 3/16 × 16 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1914 · Drypoint and roulette

sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (24.8 x 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Solitary Woman (Das einsame Weib)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 19 x 19 3/4 inches (48 x 25 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Potiphar's Wife (Potiphars Weib)

1914 · Drypoint; first state of two

plate: 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (39.5 x 29.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Striding Man (Large) (Schreitender Mann, groß)

Striding Man (Large) (Schreitender Mann, groß)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 19 7/16 x 12 1/2" (49.4 x 31.8 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 x 16 1/8" (56.4 x 41 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

Passion II (Leidenschaft II)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 9 3/8 x 6 15/16" (23.8 x 17.6 cm); sheet: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8" (44 x 30.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Contemplative Man (Sinnender Mann)

Contemplative Man (Sinnender Mann)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 9 7/16 x 7" (24 x 17.8 cm); sheet: 15 7/8 x 11" (40.3 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Three Women: Two Standing, One Kneeling (Drei Frauen, zwei stehend, eine kniend)

Three Women: Two Standing, One Kneeling (Drei Frauen, zwei stehend, eine kniend)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8" (20.9 x 15 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Slave (Die Sklavin)

The Slave (Die Sklavin)

1914 · Drypoint

plate: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16" (23.5 x 18 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 11 9/16" (42 x 29.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (7)

92 published of 129 catalogued · 107 with image

MoMA
37 publishedof 74 catalogued72 img
The Met
25 published5 img
Nga
19 published19 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Liggende man en staande vrouw
1891 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Standing Girl with Arms Behind her Head
1912 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Wilhelm Lehmbruck (Artsy)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Versuchung (1914)

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Artsy artwork: Nude

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Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Wilhelm Lehmbruck (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Bust of Kneeling Girl (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

8

Movements1

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Tate