Bildnis Dr. M. 1916.
Etching.
Signed and inscribedi "Gent 16 / Bildnis Dr. M. / Kaltnadel / Probe". Trial proof aside from the edition. On firm laid paper. 28.4 x 23.1 cm (11.1 x 9 in). Sheet: 44 x 37 cm (17,3 x 14,5 in).
The work is registered in the Hermann Gerlinger Collection as SHG 465a. [AR].

• The portrait depicts Heckel's long-time friend, the lawyer and writer Ernst Morwitz.
• They were stationed together in the medical unit in Ostend from 1915-1918.
• Further copies can be found in the Museum Folkwang, Essen, and the Brücke-Museum Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen.
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: Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Hans Geissler, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 2: 1914-1968, Munich 2021, no. 706 R A (of B) (color illu.).

In good condition. The sheet edges very slightly soiled as well as with isolated small foxed spots. A faint, horizontal crease in the center of the sheet.