In the Meadow

1912

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

The image shows two figures, both with their entire bodies visible. On the left, one figure is reclined on the ground, supporting their body partially with one arm, and the other arm is slightly bent at the elbow. This reclining figure has short dark hair and facial features that suggest a relaxed or passive expression. The figure on the right is standing, slightly bent at the waist, leaning forward with one hand near their thigh and the other raised as if about to touch the ground or their leg. This standing figure also has short dark hair and appears to look downward. Both figures are depicted without clothing. The background features a whimsical impression of foliage rendered in bold green and black shades, suggesting an outdoor setting. The greenery is dense, particularly behind the figures, indicating a possible natural environment with lush vegetation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph in green and black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.5 x 48.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1965, Vol. (L), no. 180, State a


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stefan Lennert, Ltd., Kent); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased July 20, 1985; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 161.

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1964

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. Erich Heckel; das graphische Werke. 2 vols. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1964, 1965.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: E Heckel 12; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: M40308

Wikidata ID

Q76339009

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