Singendes Mädchen. 1907.
Woodcut.
Signed, dated and titled "- Singendes Kind -" in lower margin. Monogrammed "H" in printing block. From an edition of 11 known copies. On firm Japon. 20.5 x 15 cm (8 x 5.9 in). Sheet: 34,5 x 27,8 cm (13,7 x 10,9 in).
[JS].

• From the early "Brücke" period.
• Rare. So far only one other copy has been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Further copies can be found in, among others, the collection of the Folkwang Museum, Essen, the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, the Brücke Museum Berlin and the estate of Erich Heckel, Hemmenhofen.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner / Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. I 1903-1913, Munich 2021, p. 84, no. 127 H (illu., different copy).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 164, SHG no. 171 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 150, SHG no. 331 (illu.).

In good condition. Margins slightly irregular owing to the paper quality and presumably with minor material loss in the lower left corner. Broad margins with a few faint handling creases, pressure marks and tiny stains.