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Woodcut print of a woman at a desk with sunflowers behind her.

In this black woodcut on white paper, a figure is shown seated centrally with her left arm resting on a table. She has short, black hair, a white button-up shirt, and glances off to the right of the image with a relaxed expression. On the table by her elbow is a black book. On either side of her head is a flat, abstracted sunflower. Each element is given a thick black outline, and black lines are used to create dynamic shading.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.212
People
Erich Heckel, German (Döbeln, Germany 1883 - 1970 Radolfzell, Germany)
Title
Woman
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Frau
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1920, signed 1921
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356762

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut in black ink on cream laid paper
Technique
Woodblock print
Dimensions
sheet: 58.7 × 46.2 cm (23 1/8 × 18 3/16 in.)
image: 46.7 × 37 cm (18 3/8 × 14 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: Erich Heckel 21

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Priscilla B. and Frederick R. Grace (1940-2011), by bequest; to John Grace, Judy Stetson, Nicholas Grace, and Daniel Grace (2011-2016), gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2016.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Dube I, no. 323

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of John Grace, Judy Stetson, Nicholas Grace, and Daniel Grace in memory of Priscilla B. and Frederick R. Grace
Copyright
© Erich Heckel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.212
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1440 Secessionism: Munich, Vienna, Berlin (Expressionism), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/2019 - 11/03/2019

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