Lehmbrucks sculptures mostly concentrate on the human body and are influenced by Naturalism and Expressionism. Most of his sculptures express agony and the feeling of misery, they are usually made up as anonymous figures and there are no visible individual facial features. His works, including female nudes, have been known for an elongation common to Gothic architecture.
The Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (Japan), the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Indiana University Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art (New York City), Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, Texas), the National Galleries of Scotland, the National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), the Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, California), Schleswig-Holstein Museums (Germany), Städel Museum (Frankfurt, Germany), Tate Gallery, Von der Heydt-Museum and the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum (Duisberg, Germany) are among the public collections holding sculptures by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.
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