Street Underpass

1913

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

The image shows a bridge cutting horizontally across the scene. Tall buildings flank the bridge. The perspective is from slightly below street level, looking up. The artwork features bold, expressive brushstrokes emphasizing verticality. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and white. In the foreground, there is a tram and a horse-drawn carriage. In the distance, city buildings are outlined with angular lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 x 20 cm (6 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 34.2 cm (9 1/8 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.271

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1965, Vol. (I), no. 109

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 28, 2008; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. Erich Heckel; das graphische Werke. 2 vols. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1964, 1965: no. (R) 109

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Erich Heckel 13.

Wikidata ID

Q76556502

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