Bildnis Dr. Freundlich. 1918.
Woodcut.
Fechter H 142. Krüger H 206. Signed. On heavy copper plate printing paper. 35.7 x 23.6 cm (14 x 9.2 in). Sheet: 61 x 48,3 cm (24 x 19 in).
From the series "Holzschnitte 1919", published as 13th work of the Gurlitt-Presse in a total edition of 95 copies by Verlag Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin 1919. There are two de-luxe editions of 5 copies each and a standard edition of 75 copies. Apart from the edition, single prints and hand-colored copies (cf. Krüger H 200-211) are also known. [AR].
• Remarkable graphic document of expressionist motif and form.
• Pechstein fully focusses on the head and does without the shoulders of the depicted person.
• The work shows the astronomer and musician Dr. Erwin Finlay-Freundlich, whom the artist portrayed several times.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 401, SHG no. 876 (fig.).

In good condition. With minimal mount staining. Paper slightly crimped and wavy in margins and with dents in lower left, these blemishes are largely owed to the making.