Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=C0081BA3AB47B1028D944DABCA0FDDA4F2F3BC5F637B321C7DA165CDB1E5F0CB&s=24247294&se=1302680392&v=1&f=%5Cd7314%5Cu220973146%5C2020.98.6_o2.jpg
Sep 3, 2020
Beside the Dead
Rilke Portfolio
Beside the Dead
c. 1968
Part of a set. See all set records
Ben Shahn Mourlot Editions
(American, 1898–1969)
Lithograph
Gift of the Hawken School 2020.98.6
© Estate of Ben Shahn / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Location
Download and Share
Did you know?
Ben Shahn began his career as a commercial lithographer, where he learned the techniques seen in this print.
Description
This print belongs to a series based on the German writer Rainer Maria Rilke’s autobiographical novel The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, which dealt with the challenge of artistic creation amidst feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and defeat. American artist Ben Shahn used evocative images to suggest rather than directly interpret the poet’s words.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.