Das Denkmal, 1975 – 1986 (1996)

Title

Das Denkmal (Original Title)

Title Translation

The Monument

Photographer

• Sibylle Bergemann

Set

Das Denkmal

Part Number / Total

2 / 12

Serial Number / Edition

5 / 12

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• documentary photography
• conceptual art

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Silver gelatin print on on baryta paper

Material

• baryta paper
• silver particles
• gelatin emulsion

Technique

• silver gelatin print

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet verso auf der Fotografie: Handschriftlich: Titel, Seriennummer, Entstehungsdatum und Abzugsdatum, Sibylle Bergemann

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Sammlung der DZ BANK im Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Nachlass Sibylle Bergemann; Ostkeuz, courtesy Loock Galerie

Acquisition

Collection DZ BANK at the Städel Museum

Genre

• documentary photography
• portrait

Main Motif

• Marx-Engels memorial (Berlin)
• Karl Marx
• Friedrich Engels
• man
• interior space

Persons Shown

• Karl Marx
• Friedrich Engels

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ludwig Engelhardt

Associated Source

• Karl Marx: Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie
• Karl Marx: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei

Primary

• 48(+41) art (+ stadia of production of work of art)
• 51K Aspects of Change
• 48C2 sculpture
• 61B2(MARX, Karl)(+51) historical person (MARX, Karl) (+ head (MARX, Karl) (MARX, Karl))
• 61B2(ENGELS, Friedrich)(+51) historical person (ENGELS, Friedrich) (+ head (ENGELS, Friedrich) (ENGELS, Friedrich))
• 48C61 photography

Secondary

• 41A7112 trestle table
• 49L1 letters, alphabet, script
• 41A393 electric installation, fittings, e.g. socket, plug, light switch, cable, wire
• 51D1 Order, Arrangement, Organization

Associative

• 48B11 workshop, studio of the artist (in general)
• 25I152 monument, statue