Segelboot. 1904/05.
Woodcut.
Lewey H 4. Monogrammed in the printing block. On laid paper (with truncated watermark). 16.4 x 6.6 cm (6.4 x 2.5 in). Sheet: 22,3 x 17,1 cm (8,8 x 6,7 in).
[AM].
• Spectacularly staged motif in an unusual format.
• In terms of conciseness and expressiveness, an outstanding work in Fritz Bleyl's print œuvre.
• This is the first time that a copy of this print is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Barbara Wentzel, Stuttgart (presumbaly inherited from Prof. Dr. Hans Wentzel in 1975).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1991, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
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: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 127, SHG no. 91 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 367, SHG no. 813 (with illu.).