S.-R. (Karl Schmidt-Rottluff). 1947.
Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 900 L III (of III), Dube L 325 III (of III). Signed, dated, numbered and titled. From an edition of ten copies. On smooth wove paper. 43 x 32 cm (16.9 x 12.5 in). Sheet: 49,8 x 39,4 cm (19,6 x 15,5 in).
[EH].
• From the 1947 series of portraits of former "Brücke" members.
• Erich Heckel depicts his artist friend in fromnt of a background typical of E. L. Kirchner.
• Another copy of this sheet is at the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (verso with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan form the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan form the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan form the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 338, SHG no. 541.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 251, SHG no. 565.

In good condition. All in all with minimal handling creases. A faint kink in upper left. Margins of image with slight brownish stains.