Gebirgsstock. 1955.
Lithograph in colors.
Dube L 364 II. Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Eigendruck". On off-white wove paper by JW Zanders (with watermark). 22 x 27 cm (8.6 x 10.6 in). Sheet: 40,5 x 46,5 cm (15,9 x 18,3 in).

• The year this work was made, Heckel participated in the first documenta in Kassel.
• Between 1955 and 1965, he often spent the summers in the Upper Engadine and the Ticino.
• In the past 30 years, only one copy has been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

The work is registered in the Hermann Gerlinger Collection with the number SHG 592 a.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above, 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).

In good condition. Broad margin with isolated unobtrusvie handling marks and traces of colors and rubbing. Left edge with very few tiny splits.