Sitzende am Wasser. 1912.
Woodcut.
Signed and dated. One of 21 copies. 30.5 x 32.5 cm (12 x 12.7 in). Sheet: 70 x 56 cm (27,5 x 22 in).
[SM].

• The unity of man and nature is a key theme of the "Brücke" artists.
• Motif from the first summer stay in Osterholz on the Flensburg Firth from June to August in 1913.
• In his powerful imagery, Heckel proves to be at the height of his woodcut art.

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: Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Hans Geissler, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgrafik, vol. 1: 1903-1913, Munich 2021, no. 588H 1 (of 2).
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Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 197, SHG no. 242 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 191, SHG no. 429 (color illu.).

In good condition. Minimal browning and small creases in the margins. Small tear in the right margin.