Morgen. 1908.
Etching.
Krüger R 15. Signed, dated and inscribed "I.“. On off-white wove paper. 20 x 20.1 cm (7.8 x 7.9 in). Sheet: 32,4 x 30,3 cm (12,8 x 11,9 in).
[AM].
• Rich contrast and a striking dynamic.
• From the important year 1908 when Pechstein made his first etchings.
• Of utmost rarity: Only very few copies of the early etchings were printed.
• For the first time offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

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: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 240, SHG no. 342 (fig. on p. 241).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 185, SHG no. 848 (fig.).

In good condition. Margins with negligible brownish spots and soiled spots and minimally discolored in edges. Edges minimally crimped in places. Left margin with a tiny superficial paper blemish, mainly visible in sided light.