Tänzerinnen. 1922.
Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 784 L I a (of III b). Dube L 270 I a (of III b). Signed, dated and inscribed "1. Druck“ and "Probe“. Inscribed "AMARAN“ (further letters covered) in the stone. One of three copies from the first state. On off-white wove paper by Johann Wilhelm (with watermark). 49 x 38.3 cm (19.2 x 15 in). Sheet: 64,5 x 50,2 cm (25,4 x 19,8 in).
[AM].
• Vey rare: To date only three copies from the first state are known.
• The dynamic scene allows a peak into the world of cabaret in the early 1920s.
• Circus, cabaret and theater scenes can be found throughout Heckel's entire oeuvre.

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).
Erich Heckel. Einfühlung und Ausdruck, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, October 31, 2020 – March 7, 2021, p. 292 (fig.).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 312, SHG no. 480 (fig.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 222, SHG no. 502 (fig.).

In good condition consistent of the age. All in all with very small isolated stains. Margins with handling marks and kinks as well as with isolated splits. Here also minimally discolored.