Am Weiher. 1905.
Woodcut.
Signed and inscribed "Originalholzschnitt v. Fritz Bleyl." as well as titled. Monogrammed in printing block. On wove paper. 6.2 x 6.6 cm (2.4 x 2.5 in). Sheet: 25,2 x 20 cm (9,9 x 7,9 in).
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• Great expressiveness in a small format.
• One of Bleyl's subtle, early woodcuts, which still clearly bear witness to his turn to Art Nouveau.
• This is the first time that a copy of this expressive woodcut is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Petra Lewey, Fritz Bleyl. Das druckgraphische Werk, in: ex. cat. Fritz Bleyl und die frühen Jahre der "Brücke", Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schleswig, July 25 - October 31, 1999, Städtisches Museum, Zwickau, June 16 - March 19, 2000, no. H 15.
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Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 368, SHG no. 815 (illu.).

In good condition. The paper minimally creased in the margins and with very isolated tiny stains.