Zambo. 1905.
Woodcut in colors.
Ebner/Gabelmann 40 H b (of b). Dube H 56 b (of b). Signed and inscribed "(1)" in lower right, printing block with the monogram "H". To date 9 early prints are known, of which 7 are bicolor. 15.9 x 10.9 cm (6.2 x 4.2 in). Sheet: 29,3 x 17 cm (11,5 x 6,6 in).
The work is documented in the Gerlinger Collection as SHG no. 321a. [JS].
• Fine document of Heckel's fasciantion for the exotic and the colored "Brücke" models of which most were circus performers.
• From the "Brücke" founding year.
• Very rare. To date only 7 color proofs from the ochre plate are known.
• This is the first time that a copy of this print is offered on the international auction market (source:artprice.com)
• Formerly in the Gustav Schiefler Collection, one of the most important collectors of Expressionism and the author of the first catalogue raisonné Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's prints .

PROVENANCE: Gustav Schiefler Collection, Hamburg (owned by the heirs until 2013).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032, acquired from the above in 2013. Ketterer Kunst, Munich, auction 403, lot 414).

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: Ketterer Kunst, Munich, auction 403, Sammlung Schiefler, part II, April 19, 2013, lot 414 (with illu.).