Katalpazweig. 1955.
Lithograph in colors.
Ebner/Gabelmann 989 lII (of III). Dube L 365 V (of V). Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "IV. Z.". On wove paper. 37.7 x 32.3 cm (14.8 x 12.7 in). Sheet: 56 x 46 cm (22 x 18,1 in).
After he had finished teaching at the Karlsruhe Academiy, Erich Heckel got a hand press for his studio. He began to experiment with color lithographs printed from several superimposed stones, as is the case with this sheet.
• For the first time offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Hand-printed.
• Other to date known copies are at the Museum Folkwang, Essen, and the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, as well as in the estate.

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, extended until June 20, 2021, p. 386 with illu.

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 349, SHG no. 567.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 262, SHG no. 595.

In good condition. Margins slightly stained in places.