Gelassen. 1905.
Woodcut.
Signed and titled. Monogrammed "H" in printing block. One of 4 known copies. On firm grayish paper. 18.9 x 14.1 cm (7.4 x 5.5 in). Sheet: 34,2 x 29,4 cm (13,4 x 11,5 in).
[JS].

• Rare early impression. One of only 4 known copies.
• The other 3 copies are museum-owned: Museum Folkwang, Essen, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Buchheim Museum, Bernried.
• One of Erich Heckel's first nude depictions.
• From the founding year of the "Brücke".

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).
Erich Heckel, Einfühlung und Ausdruck, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, October 31, 2020 - March 7, 2021, extended until June 20, 2021 (illu. on p. 72).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner / Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. I 1903-1913, Munich 2021, p. 48, no. 60 H (illu., different copy)
Annemarie und Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das Graphische Werk, vol. 1 Holzschnitte, New York / Berlin 1964, no. H 80.

Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 162, SHG no. 169 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 147, SHG no. 326 (illu.).

In good condition. Minimally stained and slightly soiled and rubbed in the broad margins. Lower edge with a few tiny, partly expertly closed tears.