Der Träumer

1905

Erich Heckel

Associated Names
Erich Heckel

Artist, German, 1883 - 1970

The image is a black-and-white stylized portrait of a man's face. He is depicted in a bold, graphic style, facing slightly to the right. The man has a prominent mustache and sharp, angular facial features. His short hair is shown as a solid black mass, blending into shadowed areas. He wears a collared shirt with only the neck visible. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the contrast between the man and the paper surface. Below the image are the artist's signature and handwritten elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on beige laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.56 × 11.11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 21.91 cm (13 1/2 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.181.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1965, Vol. (W), no. 55 ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, MD); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. Erich Heckel; das graphische Werke. 2 vols. New York: Ernest Rathenau, 1964: (W) no. 55, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Bl. 6 [undeciphered] II.; lower left in graphite: Der Träumer; lower right in graphite: E Heckel 05; lower left verso in graphite: 12-04-074; lower right verso in graphite: Herrn Dr Fizler /gewidmet von / E Heckel

Wikidata ID

Q77006219

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