Am Meer. 1904.
Woodcut.
Ebner/Gabelmann 18 H I (of II). Signed and inscribed "Org. Holzsch." and "Am Meer". Monogrammed in the printing block. One of just two known copies. On firm wove paper. 7.9 x 9.9 cm (3.1 x 3.8 in). Sheet: 13,7 x 17,8 cm (5,4 x 7 in).
[AM].
• One of the earliest woodcuts by the great expressionist.
• Still showing hints of Art Nouveau, the reduced depiction has an incredible conciseness.
• Only known copy from the first printing state.
• The to date only known copy of this woodcut that shows the second printing state is in the collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

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. 61 (with illu).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 95, SHG no. 29 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 142, SHG no. 314 (with illu.).