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Erich Heckel

Lot 54
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920
Woodcut

25.0 x 17.8 in (63.6 x 45.2 cm)
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Lot 54
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920
Woodcut
25.0 x 17.8 in (63.6 x 45.2 cm)
Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 5,000
Auction: 11 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Apr 15, 2025 03:26 PM
Auction number: 566
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Woodcut. On brownish mold made paper (with the watermark). 63.6 x 45.2 cm. Sheet: 69,8 x 59 cm.

• 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.
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.
Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich. Private collection Hesse (from the above in 1989)
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.
Lot Details
Woodcut. On brownish mold made paper (with the watermark). 63.6 x 45.2 cm. Sheet: 69,8 x 59 cm.

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