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Erich Heckel
Untitledcirca 1909

Not on view
Lithograph of a standing figure in coral-pink facing a dark animal form, rendered in gestural black, green, yellow, and orange strokes, suggestive of a bullfighting arena

Erich Heckel, Untitled, circa 1909, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Erich Heckel
Title
Untitled
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1909
Medium
Crayon, India ink, watercolor on card
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (13.97 × 9.05 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.334
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Provenance
The artist (1883-1970). Rosa Schapire (1874-1954); private collection, Los Angeles, 1946; [Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles]; purchased in 1972 by Robert Gore Rifkind (1928-2019), Beverly Hills; given in 1982 to LACMA.
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.

  • Thiem, Gunther. Prints by Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff: A Centenary Celebration. Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Los Angeles, 1985.

Copyright
© Nachlass Erich Heckel/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG BILD-KUNST, Bonn

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