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"The Singing Man" is one of the most famous sculptures by German sculptor, graphic artist, draughtsman and writer Ernst Barlach, and an iconic work in art history. Created in 1928, it depicts a singing young man dressed in a long robe, sitting on the floor with his upper body leaning back, holding his raised right knee with both hands, while his left leg is bent. His eyes are closed and his mouth is open for singing. On the one hand, the posture is emphatically expansive and expressive; on the other, the closed eyes, calm facial features and reclined posture indicate a moment of (inner) relaxation and absorption in singing. The sculpture is a posthumous zinc cast, probably made around 1940 after Barlach's plaster cast. The different aesthetics of a zinc cast are interesting, as the patina appears somewhat duller and cooler than a bronze sculpture.