Lot 31 
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31
Erich Heckel
Badende Frauen, 1929.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,800 Sold:
€ 14,605 / $ 17,233 (incl. surcharge)
Badende Frauen. 1929.
Watercolor and chalks.
Monogrammed dated in the lower right, titled in the lower left. On wove paper. 55.6 x 69.1 cm (21.8 x 27.2 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• The soft pastel tones are in harmony with the peaceful composition.
• Bathing nudes are a key motif for the “Brücke” artists.
• In the 1920s and 1930s, Heckel's preferred setting for his nudes was the landscape of the Baltic Sea.
The work is listed in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Ms. Renate Ebner for her kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1982).
EXHIBITION: Galerie Heuser, Düsseldorf, autumn 1993, cat. no. 9.
In good condition. A few tiny creases along the right edge of the sheet, barely noticeable smoothed creases along the right and upper edges. Left edge of sheet not trimmed.
Watercolor and chalks.
Monogrammed dated in the lower right, titled in the lower left. On wove paper. 55.6 x 69.1 cm (21.8 x 27.2 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• The soft pastel tones are in harmony with the peaceful composition.
• Bathing nudes are a key motif for the “Brücke” artists.
• In the 1920s and 1930s, Heckel's preferred setting for his nudes was the landscape of the Baltic Sea.
The work is listed in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Ms. Renate Ebner for her kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1982).
EXHIBITION: Galerie Heuser, Düsseldorf, autumn 1993, cat. no. 9.
In good condition. A few tiny creases along the right edge of the sheet, barely noticeable smoothed creases along the right and upper edges. Left edge of sheet not trimmed.
31
Erich Heckel
Badende Frauen, 1929.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,800 Sold:
€ 14,605 / $ 17,233 (incl. surcharge)
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