31
Erich Heckel
Badende Frauen, 1929.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 11,800
Sold:
€ 14,605 / $ 17,233

(incl. surcharge)
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.





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