Stralsund. 1912.
Woodcut.
Ebner/Gabelmann 533 H B, Dube H 243 B (of B). Signed and dated. Inscribed "gedr. F. Voigt" by the printer. From an edition of 40 copies. On wove paper. 30.1 x 36.5 cm (11.8 x 14.3 in). Size of sheet: 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 in).
Printed by Fritz Voigt, Berlin, and published by J.B. Neumann, Berlin. Sheet 1 from the portfolio "Elf Holzschnitte, 1912-1919, Erich Heckel bei J.B. Neumann", Berlin 1921.
• From the sought-after Berlin "Brücke" period.
• From a rich network of lines and almost geometric shapes, Heckel creates a rhythmic, mosaic-like representation of the old town of Stralsund.
• The artist visited Stralsund in 1912 on the way to the island of Hiddensee, where Heckel spent the summer months of 1912 with his partner Siddi.
• Other copies of this woodcut are part of important museum collections, including the Städel Museum, Frankfurt a. Main, and the Brooklyn Museum, New York.
• In the same year, Heckel also creates a painting of the same name with a similar motif (Voigt 1912/26).

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. 199, SHG no. 246 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 194, SHG no. 434 (with illu.).