Tanzendes Paar. 1909.
India Inkpinselzeichnung auf Postkarte.
On a stamped postcard. 14 x 9 cm (5.5 x 3.5 in), size of sheet.
Postcard to Karl Schmidt-Rottluff with the postage stamp Varel (Oldenburg) from December 10, 1909 inscribed: "Fahre Montag hier weg über Hamburg. Bester Gruss Dein Erich". [SM].
• The medium of the postcard developed into a genre in its own right in 20th century art.
• Heckel discovered Dangast as an artistic retreat in 1907 and made regular study visits until 1912.
• In dance, the "Brücke" artists found the ideal motif for direct and unadulterated expression.

The work is listed in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Mrs Renate Ebner and Mr Hans Geissler for their kind support in cataloging this lot.

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 (color illu. on p. 120).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 180, SHG no. 204 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 169, SHG no. 379 (illu.).

In good condition. Small creases and minor rubbing. The corners minimally scuffed.