Das Denkmal, 1975 – 1986 (1996)

Title

Das Denkmal (Original Title)

Title Translation

The Monument

Photographer

• Sibylle Bergemann

Set

Das Denkmal

Part Number / Total

6 / 12

Serial Number / Edition

5 / 12

Period Produced

• 20th century

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
• Gummlin

Persons Shown

• Karl Marx

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Christo
• 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)
• 47F22(+0) packing of products (+ variant)
• 31D14 adult man

Secondary

• 47G2 laying the foundations; trench
• 25H17 meadow, pasture
• 25G3 trees
• 24F firmament, sky
• 61E(GUMMLIN) names of cities and villages (GUMMLIN)

Associative

• 61B2(ENGELS, Friedrich) historical person (ENGELS, Friedrich)