Young Woman (Junges Mädchen)

1913

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

The image shows the upper body of a person. The face is framed by angular and abstract lines, which may represent arms. The facial features, including eyes, nose, lips, and contours of the face, are stylized with sharp, geometric lines. The person has short, stylized hair and appears to be wearing a garment. The background lacks detail, with focus on the stylized depiction of the head and arms.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Master Prints from Washington Private Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 69.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 292-293 color repro.

Bibliography

1964

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

1984

  • Master Prints from Washington Private Collections, Exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1984: no. 69.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.292.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Erich Heckel 13; lower left in graphite: Eigendruck

Wikidata ID

Q74887629

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