Vorm Spiegel (A. N. vorm Spiegel). 1920.
Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 765 L II (of II). Dube L 265 II (of II). Signed, dated and inscribed "2. Zustand“ in bottom margin. One of to date 22 known copies. On wove paper. 27 x 21.5 cm (10.6 x 8.4 in). Sheet: 70,9 x 60,8 cm (27,9 x 23,9 in).
[AM].
• Heckel admired the depicted actress Asta Nielsen (1881-1972).
• Heckel depicted Nielsen in works made in all print techniques.
• At a later point he made two paintings of her.

PROVENANCE: 122000090 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, 278. 61 (fig.).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 308, SHG no. 470 (fig.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 216, SHG no. 491 (fig.).

In good condition. Margins with isolated stains and adhesions and slight color traces, presumably from the making. Margins irregular in places.