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Erich Heckel
6. Jahresmappe der Künstlergruppe ”Brücke”, gewidmet Erich Heckel, 1911.
The portfolio comprising a Woodcut, a lithograp...
Estimation: € 100,000 / $ 117,000
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Erich Heckel
6. Jahresmappe der Künstlergruppe ”Brücke”, gewidmet Erich Heckel, 1911.
The portfolio comprising a Woodcut, a lithograp...
Estimation: € 100,000 / $ 117,000
Erich Heckel
1883 - 1970
6. Jahresmappe der Künstlergruppe ”Brücke”, gewidmet Erich Heckel. 1911.
The portfolio comprising a Woodcut, a lithograph and an etching by Erich Heckel, as well as with a woodcut on the dust jacket by Hermann Max Pechstein.
The minimum print run is based on the number of passive “Brücke” members; at that time, there were 68 members. Dust jacket (sheet): 57.8 x 43.9 cm (22.7 x 17.2 in).
Contains: Hermann Max Pechstein. Dust jacket with “Kniender Akt mit Schale”. 1911. Woodcut. Monogrammed in the block. On blue wove paper (double sheet). 37.4 x 31 cm (14.8 x 12.3 in). Sheet: 57.8 x 43.9 cm (22.7 x 17.3 in).
Erich Heckel. “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend). 1910/11. Woodcut in black, green, and red. Signed, dated, and monogrammed in the block. On firm wove paper. 37.5 x 27.5 cm (14.8 x 10.8 in). Sheet: 53.8 x 39.7 cm (21.3 x 15.8 in).
Erich Heckel. “Szene im Wald”. 1910. Chalk and brush lithograph. Signed and dated. On firm laid paper. 27.9 x 34 cm (11 x 13.5 in). Sheet: 40 x 54 cm (15.8 x 21.3 in).Erich Heckel. “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke).” 1910. Drypoint etching. Signed, dated, and monogrammed and dated on the plate. On firm laid paper. 17 x 20 cm (6.8 x 7.8 in). Sheet: 40.1 x 53.8 cm (15.8 x 21.3 in).
Complete 6th annual portfolio.
• Extremely rare, complete portfolio from the heyday of the “Brücke” group.
• Three prints in different techniques of masterful execution.
• “Fränzi Stehend” is one of Erich Heckel’s most notable color woodcuts.
• The annual portfolios were distributed among the passive members of the group.
• Part of a major German private collection for over 30 years.
• Works from this portfolio are in renowned museum collections such as the Städel Museum, Frankfurt, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
PROVENANCE: Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (since 1995, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern).
EXHIBITION: Künstlergruppe Brücke. Annual Portfolios 1909–1912, Galerie Utermann, Dortmund, Nov. 23–Dec. 23, 1994, illustrated in color (presumably a different copy).
100 Jahre Brücke. Expressionismus aus Berlin, Kunsthalle Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Feb. 24–May 21, 2006, no. VI. 60–63, illustrated in color (presumably a different copy).
Lebenslust & Totentanz. Olbricht Collection, Kunsthalle Krems, July 18–November 7, 2010 (only “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)").
LITERATURE: Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964:
Erich Heckel, “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)”, 1910/11: CR no. H 204 B 2 (of B 2).
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel: Das graphische Werk, vol. 2: Radierungen, Lithographien, New York 1965:
Erich Heckel, “Szene im Wald”, 1910: CR no. L 153.
Erich Heckel, “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)”, 1910: CR no. R 91.
Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, vol. 1: 1903–1913, Munich 2021:
Erich Heckel, “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)”, 1910/11: CR no. 423 H B 1 (of B 2), illustrated in color.
Erich Heckel, “Szene im Wald”, 1910: CR no. 451 L II (of II), illustrated.
Erich Heckel, “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)”, 1910: CR no. 485 R II (of II), illustrated.
Günter Krüger, Das druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins, Hamburg 1988:
Hermann Max Pechstein, dust jacket with “Kniender Akt mit Schale,” 1911: CR no. H 132, (illustrated).
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Hans Bolliger, E. W. Kornfeld, Exhibition: Künstlergruppe Brücke. Annual Portfolios 1906–12, Bern 1958, pp. 20–21, nos. 21–24 (probably a different copy).
Magdalena M. Moeller (ed.), Exhibition catalog The Annual Portfolios of “Brücke” 1906–1912, Brücke Museum Berlin, archive volume 17/1989, cat. nos. 21–24, with full-page color illustrations, pp. 87–91 (different copy).
Gerhart Söhn (ed.), Handbuch der Original-Graphik in deutschen Zeitschriften, Mappenwerken, Kunstbüchern und Katalogen (HDO) 1890–1933, vol. II, Düsseldorf 1990, nos. 216-1–4, illustrated (probably a different copy).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 116–117, SHG nos. 72–75, nos. 72–73 with color plates (different copy).
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 215th Auction, Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Teil I, June 23, 1995, lot 27 (illustrated)
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory Catalog of the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, pp. 178–179, SHG nos. 399–401; p. 398, SHG no. 869, illustrated in color (different copy).
Magdalena M. Moeller (ed.), Exhibition catalog: Dokumente der Künstlergruppe Brücke, Brücke Archive 22/2007, Munich 2007, cat. no. 32 (a–d), illustrated in color (different copy).
Called up: ca. 19.10 h +/- 20 min.
1883 - 1970
6. Jahresmappe der Künstlergruppe ”Brücke”, gewidmet Erich Heckel. 1911.
The portfolio comprising a Woodcut, a lithograph and an etching by Erich Heckel, as well as with a woodcut on the dust jacket by Hermann Max Pechstein.
The minimum print run is based on the number of passive “Brücke” members; at that time, there were 68 members. Dust jacket (sheet): 57.8 x 43.9 cm (22.7 x 17.2 in).
Contains: Hermann Max Pechstein. Dust jacket with “Kniender Akt mit Schale”. 1911. Woodcut. Monogrammed in the block. On blue wove paper (double sheet). 37.4 x 31 cm (14.8 x 12.3 in). Sheet: 57.8 x 43.9 cm (22.7 x 17.3 in).
Erich Heckel. “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend). 1910/11. Woodcut in black, green, and red. Signed, dated, and monogrammed in the block. On firm wove paper. 37.5 x 27.5 cm (14.8 x 10.8 in). Sheet: 53.8 x 39.7 cm (21.3 x 15.8 in).
Erich Heckel. “Szene im Wald”. 1910. Chalk and brush lithograph. Signed and dated. On firm laid paper. 27.9 x 34 cm (11 x 13.5 in). Sheet: 40 x 54 cm (15.8 x 21.3 in).Erich Heckel. “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke).” 1910. Drypoint etching. Signed, dated, and monogrammed and dated on the plate. On firm laid paper. 17 x 20 cm (6.8 x 7.8 in). Sheet: 40.1 x 53.8 cm (15.8 x 21.3 in).
Complete 6th annual portfolio.
• Extremely rare, complete portfolio from the heyday of the “Brücke” group.
• Three prints in different techniques of masterful execution.
• “Fränzi Stehend” is one of Erich Heckel’s most notable color woodcuts.
• The annual portfolios were distributed among the passive members of the group.
• Part of a major German private collection for over 30 years.
• Works from this portfolio are in renowned museum collections such as the Städel Museum, Frankfurt, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
PROVENANCE: Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (since 1995, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern).
EXHIBITION: Künstlergruppe Brücke. Annual Portfolios 1909–1912, Galerie Utermann, Dortmund, Nov. 23–Dec. 23, 1994, illustrated in color (presumably a different copy).
100 Jahre Brücke. Expressionismus aus Berlin, Kunsthalle Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Feb. 24–May 21, 2006, no. VI. 60–63, illustrated in color (presumably a different copy).
Lebenslust & Totentanz. Olbricht Collection, Kunsthalle Krems, July 18–November 7, 2010 (only “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)").
LITERATURE: Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das graphische Werk, vol. 1: Holzschnitte, New York 1964:
Erich Heckel, “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)”, 1910/11: CR no. H 204 B 2 (of B 2).
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel: Das graphische Werk, vol. 2: Radierungen, Lithographien, New York 1965:
Erich Heckel, “Szene im Wald”, 1910: CR no. L 153.
Erich Heckel, “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)”, 1910: CR no. R 91.
Renate Ebner, Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, vol. 1: 1903–1913, Munich 2021:
Erich Heckel, “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)”, 1910/11: CR no. 423 H B 1 (of B 2), illustrated in color.
Erich Heckel, “Szene im Wald”, 1910: CR no. 451 L II (of II), illustrated.
Erich Heckel, “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)”, 1910: CR no. 485 R II (of II), illustrated.
Günter Krüger, Das druckgraphische Werk Max Pechsteins, Hamburg 1988:
Hermann Max Pechstein, dust jacket with “Kniender Akt mit Schale,” 1911: CR no. H 132, (illustrated).
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Hans Bolliger, E. W. Kornfeld, Exhibition: Künstlergruppe Brücke. Annual Portfolios 1906–12, Bern 1958, pp. 20–21, nos. 21–24 (probably a different copy).
Magdalena M. Moeller (ed.), Exhibition catalog The Annual Portfolios of “Brücke” 1906–1912, Brücke Museum Berlin, archive volume 17/1989, cat. nos. 21–24, with full-page color illustrations, pp. 87–91 (different copy).
Gerhart Söhn (ed.), Handbuch der Original-Graphik in deutschen Zeitschriften, Mappenwerken, Kunstbüchern und Katalogen (HDO) 1890–1933, vol. II, Düsseldorf 1990, nos. 216-1–4, illustrated (probably a different copy).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 116–117, SHG nos. 72–75, nos. 72–73 with color plates (different copy).
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 215th Auction, Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Teil I, June 23, 1995, lot 27 (illustrated)
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory Catalog of the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, pp. 178–179, SHG nos. 399–401; p. 398, SHG no. 869, illustrated in color (different copy).
Magdalena M. Moeller (ed.), Exhibition catalog: Dokumente der Künstlergruppe Brücke, Brücke Archive 22/2007, Munich 2007, cat. no. 32 (a–d), illustrated in color (different copy).
Called up: ca. 19.10 h +/- 20 min.
The sixth annual portfolio of the “Brücke” group, released in the spring of 1911, occupies a central position both within the group’s collective artistic output and in the broader development of Expressionism. Founded in 1905 by Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Fritz Bleyl, the artists’ group sought to create a direct, unadulterated visual language that transcended academic conventions. The annual portfolios, published between 1906 and 1912, were intended as exclusive gifts for the supporting “passive” members and played a key role in this endeavor. They fostered a direct relationship between artists and collectors while simultaneously serving as a testing ground for printmaking, which the group regarded as equal in status to painting.
The 1911 portfolio, created by Erich Heckel, comprises three prints from the years 1910–1911, a peak in the work of “Die Brücke”, not least against the backdrop of the exhibition at Galerie Arnold in Dresden. The prints illustrate the group's central themes: expressive figuration, the unity of man and nature, and scenes of modern city life. Among the most striking works is the vivid woodcut “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)” executed in black, red, and green.
The boldly contoured figure stands out against a minimalist landscape, reflecting Heckel’s exploration of the so-called “Etruscan art” during his 1909 trip to Italy. In contrast to Kirchner’s more painterly approach to color woodcuts, Heckel emphasized clearly defined areas of color, avoided overlaps, and deliberately incorporated blank areas of the paper into the composition. The model, Lina Franziska Fehrmann (1900–1950), known as “Fränzi”, exudes a self-assured presence and embodies the ideal of an immediate expression. The lithograph “Szene im Wald” (Forest Scene), inspired by the lakeside landscape of Moritzburg near Dresden, shows nudes outdoors and evokes the notion of a primal unity between man and nature, another central idea of the “Brücke” movement. The motif of free, uninhibited nudity points to the broader ideal of a “primitive,” simpler life liberated from social constraints, and becomes a leitmotif of the group’s most productive years. In contrast, the etching “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)” introduces an urban subject: a bustling street scene along a curved shoreline highlights the energy and anonymity of modern city life and extends the portfolio’s scope of themes.
The portfolio's cover, Hermann Max Pechstein’s woodcut “Kniender Akt mit Schale” (Kneeling Nude with Bowl), ultimately underscores the collaborative nature of the project. Through simplified, gently curved forms and a subdued blue-violet hue, Pechstein subtly references Heckel’s formal language. The 6th annual portfolio unites Heckel’s individual artistic profile with the collective ideals of the group: expressive condensation, the tension between urban experience and an ideal of nature, and the pioneering recognition of printmaking as a modern form of artistic expression. [KA]
The 1911 portfolio, created by Erich Heckel, comprises three prints from the years 1910–1911, a peak in the work of “Die Brücke”, not least against the backdrop of the exhibition at Galerie Arnold in Dresden. The prints illustrate the group's central themes: expressive figuration, the unity of man and nature, and scenes of modern city life. Among the most striking works is the vivid woodcut “Stehendes Kind (Fränzi stehend)” executed in black, red, and green.
The boldly contoured figure stands out against a minimalist landscape, reflecting Heckel’s exploration of the so-called “Etruscan art” during his 1909 trip to Italy. In contrast to Kirchner’s more painterly approach to color woodcuts, Heckel emphasized clearly defined areas of color, avoided overlaps, and deliberately incorporated blank areas of the paper into the composition. The model, Lina Franziska Fehrmann (1900–1950), known as “Fränzi”, exudes a self-assured presence and embodies the ideal of an immediate expression. The lithograph “Szene im Wald” (Forest Scene), inspired by the lakeside landscape of Moritzburg near Dresden, shows nudes outdoors and evokes the notion of a primal unity between man and nature, another central idea of the “Brücke” movement. The motif of free, uninhibited nudity points to the broader ideal of a “primitive,” simpler life liberated from social constraints, and becomes a leitmotif of the group’s most productive years. In contrast, the etching “Strasse am Hafen (Hamburger Hafen/Strasse mit Brücke)” introduces an urban subject: a bustling street scene along a curved shoreline highlights the energy and anonymity of modern city life and extends the portfolio’s scope of themes.
The portfolio's cover, Hermann Max Pechstein’s woodcut “Kniender Akt mit Schale” (Kneeling Nude with Bowl), ultimately underscores the collaborative nature of the project. Through simplified, gently curved forms and a subdued blue-violet hue, Pechstein subtly references Heckel’s formal language. The 6th annual portfolio unites Heckel’s individual artistic profile with the collective ideals of the group: expressive condensation, the tension between urban experience and an ideal of nature, and the pioneering recognition of printmaking as a modern form of artistic expression. [KA]
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Pour les œuvres originales d’arts plastiques et de photographie d’artistes vivants ou d’artistes décédés il y a moins de 70 ans, soumises au droit de suite, une rémunération au titre du droit de suite à hauteur des pourcentages indiqués au § 26, al. 2 de la loi allemande sur les droits d’auteur (UrhG) est facturée en sus pour compenser la rémunération liée au droit de suite due par le commissaire-priseur conformément au § 26 UrhG. À ce jour, elle est calculée comme suit :
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0,5 pour cent supplémentaire pour la part entre 350 000,01 et 500 000 euros et
0,25 pour cent supplémentaire pour la part au-delà de 500 000 euros.
Le total de la rémunération au titre du droit de suite pour une revente s’élève au maximum à 12 500 euros.
Calcul en cas d'imposition différentielle:
Prix d’adjudication jusqu’à 1 000 000 euros : frais de vente 34 %.
Des frais de vente de 29% sont facturés sur la partie du prix d’adjudication dépassant 1 000 000 euros. Ils sont additionnés aux frais de vente dus pour la partie du prix d’adjudication allant jusqu’à 1 000 000 euros.
Des frais de vente de 22% sont facturés sur la partie du prix d’adjudication dépassant 4 000 000 euros. Ils sont additionnés aux frais de vente dus pour la partie du prix d’adjudication allant jusqu’à 4 000 000 euros.
La commission comprend la TVA, mais celle-ci n'est pas indiquée.
Calcul en cas d'imposition régulière:
Prix d'adjudication jusqu'à 1 000 000 € : 29 % de commission.
Prix d'adjudication supérieur à 1 000 000 € : montants partiels jusqu'à 1 000 000 € 29 % de commission, montants partiels supérieurs à 1 000 000 € : 23 % de commission.
Prix d'adjudication supérieur à 4.000 000 € : montants partiels supérieurs à 4.000 000 € : 15 % de commission.
La TVA légale de 7 % est prélevée sur la somme du prix d'adjudication et de la commission.
Si vous souhaitez appliquer l'imposition régulière, merci de bien vouloir le communiquer par écrit avant la facturation.
Calcul en cas de droit de suite:
Pour les œuvres originales d’arts plastiques et de photographie d’artistes vivants ou d’artistes décédés il y a moins de 70 ans, soumises au droit de suite, une rémunération au titre du droit de suite à hauteur des pourcentages indiqués au § 26, al. 2 de la loi allemande sur les droits d’auteur (UrhG) est facturée en sus pour compenser la rémunération liée au droit de suite due par le commissaire-priseur conformément au § 26 UrhG. À ce jour, elle est calculée comme suit :
4 pour cent pour la part du produit de la vente à partir de 400,00 euros et jusqu’à 50 000 euros,
3 pour cent supplémentaires pour la part du produit de la vente entre 50 000,01 et 200 000 euros,
1 pour cent supplémentaire pour la part entre 200 000,01 et 350 000 euros,
0,5 pour cent supplémentaire pour la part entre 350 000,01 et 500 000 euros et
0,25 pour cent supplémentaire pour la part au-delà de 500 000 euros.
Le total de la rémunération au titre du droit de suite pour une revente s’élève au maximum à 12 500 euros.


