Beim Vorlesen. 1914.
Woodcut.
Signed, daidt and titled. On laid paper. 29.8 x 20 cm (11.7 x 7.8 in). Sheet: 65,7 x 52,5 cm (25,8 x 20,6 in).
[KA].

• This work depicts Walter Kaesbach and Erich Heckel
• The expressionist art movement was characterized by the intense emotionality of the artists' experiences and their subjective view of reality.
• Erich Heckel was a founding member of the artist group “Brücke” (1905-1913).

The work is registered in the archive of the Erich Heckel estate in Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Ms. Renate Ebner, M.A. and Mr. Hans Geissler, Erich Heckel Estate Hemmenhofen, for their kind support in cataloging this lot.

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. Catalogue raisonné of prints, vol. 2: 1914-1968, Munich 2021, cat. no. 629 H A (of B) (illustrated in color)
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964, cat. rais. no. 272 II A (of B).
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Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Stuttgart 1995, p. 294, SHG no. 435, illustrated on p. 293.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle 2005, p. 202, SHG no. 453 (illustrated).

Good overall impression. Broad margins slightly wavy in the outer areas. Minimal mount staining. Small tears (up to 40 mm) in right and left margin.