Malerbildnis. 1905.
Woodcut.
Ebner/Gabelmann 38 H. Dube H 58. Signed and belatedly dated and inscribed "Märzstimmung 1906". Monogrammed in printing block. One of to date 6 known copies. On firm, slightly grayish laid paper. 13.1 x 9.1 cm (5.1 x 3.5 in). Sheet: 35,5 x 23 cm (13,9 x 9 in).
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• Early self-portrait from the founding year of the "Brücke".
• One of to date six known copies.
• This is the first time that a copy is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

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).
Erich Heckel. Einfühlung und Ausdruck, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, October 31, 2020 – March 7, 2021, p. 61 (with illu. on p. 66).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 161, SHG no. 165 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 146, SHG no. 322 (with illu.).

In good condition. With a small, unobtrusive blemish at the height of the mouth and with traces from the making in white margins. Left margin slightly irregular and with three small pinholes.