Frau am Spiegel. 1908.
Woodcut.
Signed and dated and titled in lower left. Monogrammed "H" in printing block. One of to date ca. 16 known copies. On firm Japon. 42.2 x 22.8 cm (16.6 x 8.9 in). Sheet: 70,5 x 56 cm (27,7 x 22 in).
Works from the first printing state still showed the full figure, while Heckel shortened the printing block for the second state. [AR].
• Early woodcut from the "Brücke" period.
• In a rare, narrow format, Heckel focuses entirely on his half-nude.
• A wonderful example of expressionist woodcut art and its incredibly direct expressiveness.

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, Hans Geissler, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, volume 1: 1903-1913, Munich 2021, no. 261 H III (of III) (color illu.)
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 168, SHG no. 184 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 158, SHG no. 354 (illu.).

In good condition. Faint creases and handling marks along the edges. A faint crease running diagonally from the top center to the lower right. Isolated brown spots in the white margins.