Artist
Erich Heckel 1883 – 1970
About the work
The elegantly turned female nude figure was carved out of poplar wood by Erich Heckel. She wears a fashionable short haircut typical of the period of the Weimar Republic and was probably inspired by his wife Siddi. In contrast to older sculptures, the artist refrains from colouring the wood here and allows the material to speak in its originality. As Heckel’s most recent surviving sculpture, it also marks the end of his exploration of wood as a material, which made a decisive contribution to the development of a rough and angular Expressionist style.
Year
1920
Material / Technique
Poplarwood
Dimensions of the object
79 x 13,5 x 17,5 cm
Signature
auf der Plinthe unten hinten signiert: Erich Heckel
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
Pl 326
Access
2022 acquired from the Gerlinger Collection at Ketterer, Munich
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, acquired with funds from the Free State of Saxony with the Sächsische Landesstelle für Museumswesen, the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung together with the Sparkasse Chemnitz, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Kulturstiftung der Länder
© Nachlass Erich Heckel, Hemmenhofen
Status
On display
Provenance
- Estate of Erich Heckel, Hemmenhofen; - 2001-2022 Collection Hermann Gerlinger, Würzburg
Exhibitions
- Erich Heckels Stehende, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz - Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz 16.02.2023 – 07.05.2023
- Schenkung Hermann Gerlinger. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz - Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz 18.10.2025 – 01.02.2026
Catalog raisonné
Vogt Plastik 12; Hüneke 1920/7
Year
1920
Material / Technique
Poplarwood
Dimensions of the object
79 x 13,5 x 17,5 cm
Signature
auf der Plinthe unten hinten signiert: Erich Heckel
Museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz
Inventory no.
Pl 326
Access
2022 acquired from the Gerlinger Collection at Ketterer, Munich
Creditline
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, acquired with funds from the Free State of Saxony with the Sächsische Landesstelle für Museumswesen, the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung together with the Sparkasse Chemnitz, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Kulturstiftung der Länder
© Nachlass Erich Heckel, Hemmenhofen
Status
On display
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