531 - Portfolios and Illustrated Books

Portfolios and Illustrated Books 6th Annual Portfolio of the “Brücke” Artists’ Group (E. Heckel) Portfolio containing 3 prints by Erich Heckel, 1 of which is in color, on sturdy vellum, as well as the title woodcut by Hermann Max Pechstein on the original paper cover (blue vellum double sheet). Published by the “Brücke” artists’ group, Dresden, 1911. Approx. 37.5 x 27.5 cm (sheet size approx. 54 x 40 cm). Pechstein (cover) approx. 37 x 30.5 cm (sheet size approx. 58 x 44/88 cm). One of at least 68 copies. The 3 sheets are signed by Heckel and dated “10” and “11,” respectively, in the lower right corner. Complete. Included are: Erich Heckel: “Standing Child (Fränzi Standing),” 1910/11, color woodcut; “Scene in the Forest,” 1910, chalk and brush lithograph; “Street at the Harbor (Hamburg Harbor/Street with Bridge),” 1910, drypoint etching. Hermann Max Pechstein, “Kneeling Nude with Bowl,” 1911, woodcut. Ebner/Gabelmann (Heckel) 423 H b1 (of b2); 451 L II (of II); 485 R II (of II). Krüger (Pechstein) H 132. Söhn HDO 216; Hoffmann 51. • The 6th annual portfolio of “Die Brücke” was published in 1911 and is dedicated to its member Erich Heckel • The print “Standing Child (Fränzi Standing)” ranks among the most important prints by the Die Brücke artists and in the entire Expressionist movement • The seven exclusive annual portfolios published between 1906 and 1912 were printed in very limited quantities and distributed exclusively to the (then 68) passive supporting members of the “Brücke” artists’ group Exhibition: “Joy of Life & Dance of Death.” Olbricht Collection, Kunsthalle Krems 2010, not in the catalog (only “Standing Child (Fränzi Standing)”). Provenance: Kornfeld, Bern, June 23, 1995, Lot 27; Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin, acquired from the aforementioned source. Taxation: subject to margin scheme (VAT: Margin Scheme).