Heckel painted the "Hügellandschaft" in 1913. That year saw both the artist group "Brücke" break up as well as his first solo show at Fritz Gurlitt in Berlin. Pure landscape motifs are an inherent part in Erich Heckel's oeuvre of paintings. Based on impressionist studies from around 1907, they increasingly shaped his paintings up into a later period of creation. Heckel does not create landscapes, he renders – just as it is the case with this work – what he sees with expressive strokes of the brush. His landscapes are elementary, their broad duct of the early years emanates a verve that documents a youthful enthusiasm for a painting of what is perceived the very moment. The harmonious chord of colors is decisive for the composition. The observer is not confronted with any sort of romantic atmosphere. Heckel remains true to the style that he had once acquired and which had led to his characteristic coloring. He did not strive for any spatial depth. It is rather the consequence of the three image levels, which, each in its own right, make for a depth that can otherwise only be achieved by means of perspective and shading. The firm basis of this painting has its roots in the “Brücke“ artists' spontaneous plein-air sessions at the Moritzburg Lakes.