Photo of collection object Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop) — Marcks, Gerhard. Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop), (1950, print executed 1949-50). One from an illustrated book with thirty-five woodcuts (including woodcut cover, title page and ornamental initials) , composition (irreg.): 2 13/16 x 4 3/8" (7.1 x 11.1 cm); page: 13 x 9 1/16" (33 x 23 cm). Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund, 305.1950.1. (Photo: MoMA)

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Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop)

(1950, print executed 1949-50)

Gerhard Marcks

German, 1889–1981

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Maker/Artist: Marcks, Gerhard
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: One from an illustrated book with thirty-five woodcuts (including woodcut cover, title page and ornamental initials)
Medium: from, illustrated, book, woodcuts, including, woodcut, cover, title, page, ornamental, initials
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 2 13/16 x 4 3/8" (7.1 x 11.1 cm); page: 13 x 9 1/16" (33 x 23 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 305.1950.1
Credit Line: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
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