As of Jan 16, 2025

Erich Heckel

Lot 31

Badende Frauen, 1929

Watercolor

21.9 x 27.2 in (55.6 x 69.1 cm)

chevron_left

Zoom

chevron_right

Lot 31

Badende Frauen, 1929

Watercolor

21.9 x 27.2 in (55.6 x 69.1 cm)

Estimate:

€ 10,000 - 15,000

Auction: 28 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich

Auction: Feb 15, 2025 03:15 PM

Auction number: 564

Auction name: Online Sale

Contact auction housechevron_right

Lots from this auctionchevron_right

Go to auction house

Lot Details

Watercolor and chalks. Monogrammed dated in the lower right, titled in the lower left. On wove paper. 55.6 x 69.1 cm. , the full sheet.
[MH].
- The soft pastel tones are in harmony with the peaceful composition. - Bathing nudes are a key motif for the “Brücke” artists. - In the 1920s and 1930s, Heckel's preferred setting for his nudes was the landscape of the Baltic Sea.
The work is listed in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Ms. Renate Ebner for her kind support in cataloging this lot.

Galerie Heuser, Düsseldorf, autumn 1993, cat. no. 9

Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen. Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1982)

In good condition. A few tiny creases along the right edge of the sheet, barely noticeable smoothed creases along the right and upper edges. Left edge of sheet not trimmed.

Lot Details

Object description

Exhibitions

Galerie Heuser, Düsseldorf, autumn 1993, cat. no. 9

Provenance

Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen. Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1982)

Condition

In good condition. A few tiny creases along the right edge of the sheet, barely noticeable smoothed creases along the right and upper edges. Left edge of sheet not trimmed.