Wolken. 1917.
Woodcut.
Ebner/Gabelmann 721 H I (of II). Dube H 307 I (of II). Signed, dated and inscribed "Ostende 1917 Probedruck - Wolken - Holzschnitt". One of 17 known copies. On fine Japon. 37 x 27.2 cm (14.5 x 10.7 in). Sheet: 55,9 x 40,3 cm (22 x 15,9 in).
[AM].
• Expressive composition in a masterly technical execution.
• One of just two copies from the first state.
• Other copies of this striking woodcut are at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, and the Saarlandmuseum, Saarbrücken.

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. 261 (fig.).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 303, SHG no. 459 (fig.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 212, SHG no. 479 (fig.).

In good condition consistent with its age. Margins slightly creased, with isolated slight creases and brown stains and unobtrusively browned in places. A small loss of paper in the lower left margin, professionally restored. Each of the upper two corners with a small circular hole, probably from the making.