Wanderzirkus. 1954.
Gouache and pencil.
Signed, dated and titled in lower right. On firm wove paper. 49 x 40.2 cm (19.2 x 15.8 in), the full sheet.
[AR].
• Made in preparation of the painting "Zirkus im Freien", 1954.
• Zirkus, Varieté und Artisten haben From the days of the "Brücke" all the way to his late creative period, Erich Heckel was always fascinated and inspired by the world of circus, vaudeville and artists.
• The moon immerses the scene in a mysterious light.

The work is registered in the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Mrs Renate Ebner and Mr Hans Geissler for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 2000, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032)).

EXHIBITION: Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (Hrsg.), Die Maler der Brücke. Bestandskatalog Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Halle (Saale) 2005, S. 260, SHG-Nr. 591 (m. Farbabb.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 260, SHG no. 591 (with color illu.).

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