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Erich Heckel
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920
Woodcut
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15
Erich Heckel
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920
Woodcut
Starting bid:
€ 3,600
Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 5,000
End: 02-15-26 15:07:00 Berlin
02-15-26 09:07:00 New York
02-15-26 06:07:00 Los Angeles (23 days, 03h:06m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 89,68 €,
within the EU countries 168,95 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


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Erich Heckel
1883 - 1970
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920. 1920.
Woodcut.
On brownish mold made paper (with the watermark). 63.6 x 45.2 cm (25 x 17.7 in). Sheet: 69,8 x 59 cm (27,4 x 23,2 in).

• One of only two known copies.
• Erich Heckel used the motif of his famous woodcut “Männerbildnis” (Portrait of a Man) from 1919 for this poster.
• The head and hands emphasize the sitter's asceticism in his gaze and posture.
• A masterpiece of expressionist woodcuts.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich.
Private collection Hesse (from the above in 1989).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, Vol. 2: 1914-1968, Munich 2021, no. 761 H I (of II).
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964, cat. rais. no. H 324.

Good overall impression consistent with the age. Relined. Part of the lower left corner of the image and a small area at the left margin of the sheet professionally restored and retouched. A few tiny creases at the edge of the sheet that have been professionally backed. Overall, creased and with light crease marks and some faint rubbing.