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Erich Heckel
The Prisoner1907

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Woodcut print with bold black ink and jagged white lines; a bent human figure merges into a dark, heavily textured background; handwritten inscription below
Woodcut print in black and white, a dark silhouetted figure bent forward at center right against a heavily textured background of energetic white gouged lines and hatching.
Artist or Maker
Erich Heckel
Germany, also active Austria, 1883-1970
Title
The Prisoner
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1907
Medium
Woodcut on handmade paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 14.92 cm); Sheet: 14 9/16 x 8 13/16 in. (36.99 x 22.38 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.87c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography
  • Benson, Timothy O. Expressionism in Germany and France: from Van Gogh to Kandinsky. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2014.
  • Benson, Timothy O. L'Expressionnisme en Allemagne et en France : De van Gogh à Kandinsky. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2014.