Tired (Müde)

1913

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

This is a drawing of an abstract figure. The drawing features a stylized and abstract representation of a figure that appears to be crouched or hunched over, rendered in black and white. The figure has angular and geometric shapes with strong lines. The use of high contrast and sharp lines gives the drawing an expressive and intense feel, suggesting movement and depth. The background is minimal.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Given in Memory of Mrs. Daryl Reich Rubenstein

  • Dimensions

    block: 45.8 x 23.5 cm (18 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 61.8 x 50.8 cm (24 5/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.17.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1965, Vol. (W), no. 265, State ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass, Berlin); purchased by 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. 142.

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: Erich Heckel; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Rühende

Watermarks

rampant lion or griffin

Wikidata ID

Q76339019

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