Titelblatt der Holzschnittmappe: "Elf Holzschnitte 1912-1919"

Title Page "Eleven Woodcuts 1912-1919", 1921

ArtistErich Heckel, Döbeln 1883–1970 Radolfzell

Drucker*inFritz Voigt, DE, worked from 1919 until 1933

PublisherJ. B. Neumann, Skole 1887–1961

MediumWoodcut

Sheet dimensions61 × 50,5 cm

Image dimensions44,8 × 35,5 cm

Status

on display, room 018.4

About the workA wooden block, a knife, some paint and paper – this is all that is needed to make a woodcut. In 1905, with the founding of the artists’ association Die Brücke (The Bridge) and its desire to return to traditional crafts, this long-established printing technique enjoyed a renaissance that caused a stir in the art world. Grain patterns, cracks, flaws – everything that previous generations had erased or polished away – were now deliberate features of the design. The group had issued their own founding manifesto as a woodcut. Even after the artists went their separate ways in 1913, the woodcut remained a popular means of expression for several years, for former members and other contemporary artists alike.

AccessionAcquisition 1951

Provenance[...]; o.D. Edmund Hermann Georg Körner (Leschwitz, Kreis Görlitz 2.12.1874 - 14.2.1940 Essen); vermutl. 1940 Edith Waltke, Nichte von Körner, Rahden in Westfalen, erworben im Erbgang; 1951 angekauft von Edith Waltke

Inventory numberK 1951-452

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