Das Denkmal, 1975 – 1986 (1996)

Title

Das Denkmal (Original Title)

Title Translation

The Monument

Photographer

• Sibylle Bergemann

Set

Das Denkmal

Part Number / Total

9 / 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
• man
• group of people
• Gummlin

Persons Shown

• Karl Marx

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ludwig Engelhardt
• Friedrich Engels

Primary

• 48(+41) art (+ stadia of production of work of art)
• 51K Aspects of Change
• 25I152 monument, statue
• 48C2 sculpture
• 61B2(MARX, Karl) historical person (MARX, Karl)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+2) adult man (+ back view)

Secondary

• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
• 47G4 auxiliary structures (~ building activities)
• 25H landscapes
• 25G3 trees
• 61E(GUMMLIN) names of cities and villages (GUMMLIN)