Gespräch (17. Jahresblatt). 1947.
Woodcut.
Ebner / Gabelmann 897 H, Dube H 383. Signed and dated. Inscribed "1948" in printing block. On wove paper. 15.1 x 10.8 cm (5.9 x 4.2 in). Sheet: 18,3 x 14 cm (7,2 x 5,6 in).
17th annual sheet for friends and collectors. In 1930, Heckel started the tradition of sending a print, usually a woodcut, with a symbolic message as New Year greeting to friends. Up until 1968, some 38 of these "Jahresblätter" (Annual Sheets) were made. [EH].
• Printing block in an unusual format.
• The annual sheets were made for collectors and friends of Erich Heckel.
• Other copies are at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum Folkwang, Essen and in the artist's estate in Hemmenhofen.

PROVENANCE: 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, p. 261 (with illu).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 337, SHG no. 537 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 249, SHG no. 561 (with illu.).

In good condition.