Spaziergänger. 1911.
Graphite drawing.
Signed, dated and titled. On off-white wove paper. 27 x 34.4 cm (10.6 x 13.5 in), size of sheet. [AM].

• This outstanding composition gains its expressiveness from the reduction.
• Sketch-like drawing with a striking atmospheric character.

The work is registered in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Mrs Renate Ebner and Mr Hans Geissler for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1993, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Erich Heckel. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, Galerie Theo Hill, May 5 - June 30, 1965, cat. no. 15.
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. 187, SHG no. 220 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 179, SHG no. 403 (with illu.).

In good condition consistent of the age. Sheet with slight brownish stains. Corners with isolated kinks, upper right corner with paper loss, rebacked on the reverse.