Mein Freund P. 1904.
Linocut.
Signed, titld and inscribed. From an edition of 5 copies. On laid paper. 10 x 3.5 cm (3.9 x 1.3 in). Sheet: 22,4 x 14 cm (8,8 x 5,5 in).
The work is registered in the Hermann Gerlinger Collection as SHG 312a. [SM].
• The work shows Paul Holstein, Heckel's childhood friend and later passive member of the "Brücke".
• Very early work.
• No other copy has ever been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired in 2010: Lempertz, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032)).

EXHIBITION: 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, extended until June 20, 2021 (illu. on p. 64).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner/ Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgrafik, volume I, 1903-1913, 2021, no. 8H.
Lempertz, Cologne, auction 962, June 2, 2010, lot 444.

In good condition. Minimally browned and with a few small stains and rubbed spots. The lower right corner with a smoothed folding mark.