Junger Reiter (25. Jahresblatt). 1955.
Woodcut in colors.

Ebner/Gabelmann 986 H I b (of II b). Dube H 415. Signed and dated, dated in printing stock. On wove paper. 17.2 x 13.4 cm (6.7 x 5.2 in). Sheet: 22,5 x 16,3 cm (8,6 x 6,4 in).
As of 1930 Erich Heckel sent his so-called annual sheets to a circle of friends, collectors and patrons as New Year greetings. The motifs often picked up current events and topics the artist was interested in. "In consideration of their small number and their striking motifs, it is little surprising that the annual sheets later became popular collector's items." (Quoted from: H. Geissler, Die Jahresblätter, Hemmenhofen 2011, p. 45).
• Annual sheet for 1955.
• The woodcut shows a reduced version of the motif in the painting of the smae name from 1955 (Hünecke 1955-1).

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. 349, SHG no. 568.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 263, SHG no. 597.
Heiner Geissler, Die Jahresblätter, in: R. Ebner/A. Gabelmann, Erich Heckel Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, Texte Materialien Bildindex, Hemmenhofen 2021, vol. III, p. 56. (illu. of a different copy).
Daniel J.Schreiber (ed.), Erich Heckel. Einfühlung und Ausdruck, Bernried 2020, p. 387 (with color illu.).