Frau mit schwarzem Haar. 1908.
Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 289 L a I (of b II). Dube L 84 I (of II). Signed, dated and inscribed "Handdruck". Monogrammed and dated in the stone. One of 8 known copies. On blotting paper (embossed "Silk Blotting Huber Frères Winterthur"). 41.9 x 54 cm (16.4 x 21.2 in). Sheet: 44,2 x 58 cm (17,4 x 22,8 in).
[CH].
• Spontaneus lithograph with a great expressiveness.
• This is the first time that a copy of this lithograph is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Six of the eight known copies are museum-owned, among them the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

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, p. 93 (with illu).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 168, SHG no. 182 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 157, SHG no. 351 (with illu.).

In good condition. Minimal stains and (handling) marks.