Gerhard Marcks(1889-1981) Study to Erwachende (Marguerite Wildenhain)
Pencil, ca. 1927
LFAC #367
A detailed biography of Marguerite Wildenhain (1896-1985) is located on
the Artists page.
Collection:
Marguerite Wildenhain has been the most significant donor to the Fine
Arts Collection, both in number and also in the superior caliber and merit
of works given. In 1973, she donated 51 pieces of her own pottery to the
College, which she personally judged to be of especially high quality.
This gift was followed in 1981 by a collection of 37 of her drawings.
At that time, she also donated 145 drawings and woodcuts by the German
Expressionist artist Gerhard Marcks, her mentor and life-long friend from
the Bauhaus. After her death in California in 1985, her 8 Gerhard Marcks
bronze sculptures were bequeathed to the College through her estate along
with her collection of 25 pre-Columbian pottery pieces. Images of the pre-Columbian pottery
are available at the end of this text.
In addition to works of art, Wildenhain also donated a collection of
rare books which was added to the Luther College Library, and a mineral
collection that was accessioned into the College’s Geology Collection.
Images of the Fine Arts Collection’s art works created by Marguerite
Wildenhain and Gerhard Marcks can be found
on the Artists page linked to their respective names.
