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Hedi. 1905.
Woodcut in red.
Signed and dated. With the monogram in the printing block. Early rint. One of to date 9 known copies. On fine creme wove paper. 14.5 x 8.9 cm (5.7 x 3.5 in). Sheet: 36,6 x 22,8 cm (14,4 x 12,6 in).
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• A small and fine example of early "Brücke" art in bright red.
• Rare. One of only 9 known copies.
• Today 5 copies are museum-owned: Musem Folkwang, Essen, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Brücke Museum Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Sprengel Museum, Hanover.
PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp Lugt 6032).
EXHIBITION: 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).
LITERATURE: Renate Ebner / Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. I 1903-1913, Munich 2021, p. 30, no. 26 H II (of II), (illu., different copy).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 145, SHG no. 321 (illu.).
Good overall impression. Slight mount staining. Left edge shows traces of squeezing and creasing. Lower margin with a horizontal cut, expertly closed at the sides. Lower edge with tiny tears, partially closed. Right edge with tiny losses in the center, that were expertly mended. Upper edge with small backed paper flaw, upper left corner and parallel to the edge with horizontal folding mark. Minimally soiled in the wide margin and with very few tiny stains. Lower left corner with small paper loss.
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