Auction "Online Sale", ends in: 22 day(s) button next Lot 54


54
Erich Heckel
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920.
Woodcut
Starting bid: € 3,600 / $ 3,780
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920. 1920.
Woodcut.
On brownish mold made paper (with the watermark). 63.6 x 45.2 cm (25 x 17.7 in). Sheet: 69,8 x 59 cm (27,4 x 23,2 in).

• One of only two known copies.
• Erich Heckel used the motif of his famous woodcut “Männerbildnis” (Portrait of a Man) from 1919 for this poster.
• The head and hands emphasize the sitter's asceticism in his gaze and posture.
• A masterpiece of expressionist woodcuts
.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich.
Private collection Hesse (from the above in 1989).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, Vol. 2: 1914-1968, Munich 2021, no. 761 H I (of II).
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964, cat. rais. no. H 324.

Good overall impression consistent with the age. Relined. Part of the lower left corner of the image and a small area at the left margin of the sheet professionally restored and retouched. A few tiny creases at the edge of the sheet that have been professionally backed. Overall, creased and with light crease marks and some faint rubbing.



54
Erich Heckel
Plakat der "I. Ausstellung Neuzeitlicher Deutscher Kunst", Krefeld 1920, 1920.
Woodcut
Starting bid: € 3,600 / $ 3,780




Munich
Headquarters
Joseph-Wild-Str. 18
81829 Munich
Phone: +49 89 55 244-0
Fax: +49 89 55 244-177
info@kettererkunst.de
Hamburg
Louisa von Saucken / Christoph Calaminus
Holstenwall 5
20355 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 37 49 61-0
Fax: +49 40 37 49 61-66
infohamburg@kettererkunst.de
Berlin
Dr. Simone Wiechers / Nane Schlage
Fasanenstr. 70
10719 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 88 67 53-63
Fax: +49 30 88 67 56-43
infoberlin@kettererkunst.de
Cologne
Cordula Lichtenberg
Gertrudenstraße 24-28
50667 Cologne
Phone: +49 221 510 908-15
infokoeln@kettererkunst.de
Baden-Württemberg
Hessen
Rhineland-Palatinate

Miriam Heß
Phone: +49 62 21 58 80-038
Fax: +49 62 21 58 80-595
infoheidelberg@kettererkunst.de
Never miss an auction again!
We will inform you in time.

 
Subscribe to the newsletter now >

© 2025 Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co. KG Privacy policy