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Erich Heckel

Lot 124001294

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 124001294

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

Woodcut

25.0 x 17.8 in (63.6 x 45.2 cm)

Estimate:

€ 5,000 - 7,000

Auction: 24 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich

Auction: Jan 15, 2025 03:20 PM

Auction number: 22

Auction name: Online Sale

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

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