Poster – Gerhard Marcks 90th Birthday Exhibit – Running Dog

GERHARD MARCKS – Original Exhibition Poster 1979  from Galerie Nierendorf

A striking vintage exhibition poster created for a major retrospectives of the renowned German sculptor and graphic artist Gerhard Marcks (1889–1981). Celebrating his 90th birthday, it features a bold original print from his graphic oeuvre and was issued by the Galerie Nierendorf in Berlin, a key promoter of Expressionist and modernist art in Germany.

About the Artist

Gerhard Marcks was a central figure in 20th-century German art, known for his sculptural work as well as his woodcuts and drawings. A founding member of the Bauhaus, he taught at the school’s early ceramics workshop and maintained a lifelong dedication to expressive, figurative work rooted in classical tradition. His work was deemed “degenerate” by the Nazis, but post-war he was honored as one of Germany’s great modern artists. He is celebrated for his synthesis of form and movement, often focusing on human and animal figures rendered with a timeless clarity.

90th Birthday Exhibition – Running Dog with Rib Motif

• Title: Gerhard Marcks – Zum Neunzigsten Geburtstag

• Exhibition Dates: Vom 19. Februar – 15. Mai 1979

• Gallery: Galerie Nierendorf, Hardenbergstrasse 19, 1000 Berlin 12, Ruf 030/785 60 60

• Image: An expressive, skeletal stylized dog on a vivid red linear background — dynamic, visceral, modernist

• Color: Red, black, and white