Irre beim Essen. 1914.
Drypoint with slight platetone.
Signed and dated. Copy aside from the edition published in trhe magazine 'Das Kunstblatt'. On firm copper plate printing paper. 19 x 14.2 cm (7.4 x 5.5 in). Sheet: 26,6 x 21,2 cm (10,5 x 8,4 in).
[JS].

• Extreme composition and motif from the beginning of the First World War.
• For the expressive art of Expressionism, living through extreme states of mind and an emotionalized view of reality are of central importance.
• The preoccupation with emotionally and mentally extreme situations demonstrates the contemporary fascination with the subconscious.
• Made in direct connection with Heckel's painting "Irre beim Essen" (Hüneke 1914-25).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp on the reverse. 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: Annemarie und Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 2: Radierungen, Lithographien, New York 1965, no. R 129 A (of B).
Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Hans Geissler, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 2: 1914-1968, Munich 2021, no. 666 R A (of B) (illu., diffeent copy).
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Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 294, SHG no. 440 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 204, SHG no. 459 (illu.).
Andreas Hüneke, Erich Heckel, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Wandbilder und Skulpturen, vol. I (1904-1918), Munich 2021, p. 298.

In good condition. Corners partly minimally bumped and margins partly minimally soiled or rubbed, as well as with very few tiny foxed spots.