Crouching Woman (Hockende)

1913, published 1921

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

Fritz Voigt

Printer

Israel Ber Neumann

Publisher, German, 1887 - 1961

The image shows an artistic representation of a person from the waist up. The person is seated, slightly leaning forward with an arm bent, and a hand resting below the chin. The facial features are angular and stylized, with geometric shapes outlining the eyes, nose, and lips. The hair is dark and closely cropped. The figure is nude with simplified lines accentuating the body's form. In the background, a textured surface suggests a wall or curtain, rendered in a similar style as the individual. There are no visible accessories or objects held by the person.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.8 × 30.9 cm (16 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 69.6 × 54.3 cm (27 3/8 × 21 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.2.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1965, Vol. II, no. 263, State ii/ii

  • Portfolio Title

    Eleven Woodcuts, 1912-1919 (Elf Holzschnitte, 1912-1919)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1964

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

Inscriptions

"Erich HEckel" lower right plate, graphite. "D 1113" lower left sheet, graphite.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65568052

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