Die Junge Allee. 1905.
Woodcut.
Signed and presumably belatedly dated "1904" as well as titled. Monogrammed "H" in the printing block. 11.1 x 20 cm (4.3 x 7.8 in). Sheet: 23,1 x 36,1 cm (9 x 14,2 in).
[JS].
• From the rare early work.
• The silhouette makes for a fascinating delicacy.
• Rare. One of only 6 known copies.
• 4 copies are in public collections: Brücke Museum, Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Museum Folkwang Essen and Estate of Erich Heckel, Hemmenhofen.

PROVENANCE: Erich Heckel Estate, Hemmenhofen.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1998, with the collector's stamp on the reverse, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Renate Ebner / Andreas Gabelmann, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. I 1903-1913, Munich 2021, p. 57, no. 79 H (illu., different copy).
Annemarie und Wolf-Dieter Dube, Erich Heckel. Das Graphische Werk, vol. 1 Holzschnitte, no. H 27.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 144, SHG no. 318 (illu.).

In good condition. Edges slightly creased in places. Faintly browned in the outer margin and with isolated slight creases. Partially very faint discolorations in upper right.