Erich Heckel

Erich Heckel 1883 - 1970 Liegende Frau (Siddi). 1911/12. Watercolor over pencil. Signed and dated “1911/12” in the lower right. On thin paper. 22.2 x 29.3 cm (8.7 x 11.5 in), the full sheet. [EH]. • From the peak period of the “Brücke” group. • Study for the oil painting “Leidende Frau” (Ailing Woman, destroyed in a studio fire in 1944; formerly in the Municipal Museum of Gdansk (Hüneke 1912-1)). • A characteristic example of Heckel’s style from this period, featuring sharp angles and complex spatial structures. • Depiction of his future wife, Siddi Riha, with whom he lived in a humble attic apartment in Berlin. • During this period, Sidi is frequently depicted reclining, frail and in poor health, as is also the case in the famous triptych “Genesende” in the Harvard Art Museum / Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge. The work is registered with the Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen on Lake Constance. We are grateful to Ms. Renate Ebner, M.A., for her kind assistance. PROVENANCE: Helen Seger, New York. Galerie Utermann, Dortmund. Private collection (acquired from the above in 2007). EXHIBITION: 11. Westdeutsche Kunstmesse Düsseldorf, 1980. Fülle des Herbstes. Expressionism and Classical Modernism—A Selection. Galerie Neher, Oct. 12, 1996–Jan. 21, 1997, cat. no. 18. LITERATURE: Sotheby’s, London, German and Austrian 20th-Century Art, December 9, 1997, lot 51 (with color illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.28 h +/- 20 min.

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