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What was Erich Heckel famous for?
Erich Heckel was famous for his artwork. He was a painter and engraver who played a prominent role in the German Expressionist movement. During the early 20th century, he became a founding member of Die Brücke, a group of artists who all worked in the style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Erich Heckel art.
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WINTERSONNE
By Erich Heckel
Located in Portland, ME
Heckel, Erich (German, 1883-1970). WINTERSONNE. Dube 318. Drypoint, 1913. Edition size not known. Signed and dated "Heckel 1913" in pencil. Printed on heavy wove paper. 4 3/4 x 6 1/...
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1910s Landscape Prints

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Woodcut, Drypoint

"Krankes Mädchen" original woodcut
By Erich Heckel
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue refere...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Children on the Shore Kinder am Ufer - German Expressionism
By Erich Heckel
Located in London, GB
This original etching and drypoint is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Erich Heckel 12" at the lower right margin. This work was hand printed by the artist in 1912 in ...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

ZAUBERKUNSTLER (ERRINERUNG AN PAUL KLEE)
By Erich Heckel
Located in Portland, ME
Heckel, Erich (German 1883-1970). ZAUBERKUNSTLER (ERRINERUNG AN PAUL KLEE). Woodcut, 1956 Dube 416. Second state of two, signed, dated and titled in pencil. Edition size not known, M...
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1950s Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Ben Alexander - Etching by Erich Heckel - 1927
By Erich Heckel
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on laid paper realized by Heckel in 1927. Signed and dated in pencil lower right. Hand numbered 11/20 lower left. Provenance: Galerie Vayhinger, Radolfzell, Private Col...
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1740s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Brothers Karamazov - Lithograph by E. Heckel - 1919
By Erich Heckel
Located in Roma, IT
Original title: Die Bruder Karamasov This original lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil on the lower right. Edition of 125 prints. Representing a scene from Dostojewski's novel "The Brothers Karamazov...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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