Vor Sonnenaufgang. 1906.
Woodcut in colors from two printing blocks in blue-gray and anthracite.
Ebner/Gabelmann 105 H III (of III). Dube H 26. Signed and inscribed "Vor Sonnenaufgang“. Monogrammed in printing block. From an edition of 9 known copies. On laid paper. 8 x 14.8 cm (3.1 x 5.8 in). Sheet: 17,5 x 29,2 cm (6,9 x 11,5 in).

• Extremely rare color woodcut with a plain yet powerful expressiveness.
• This print, which Heckel made in many color variants and partly as a compilation of several printing states on one sheet, is a prime example of his great inventiveness.
• To date only two copies of this terrific work – in different color variants – were offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (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)
Erich Heckel, Einfühlung und Ausdruck, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, October 31, 2020 - March 7, 2021, p. 62 (with illu.).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 96, SHG no. 31 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 173, SHG no. 317 (with illu.).