Picture "Children on the Shore" (1912)
Picture "Children on the Shore" (1912)
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dated | signed | etching | framed | size 36 x 41.5 cm
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Picture "Children on the Shore" (1912)
Erich Heckel's early drypoint etching "Children on the Shore" from 1912 dates from an important time for the painter and graphic artist, because the following year the artists' association "Die Brücke" was to separate due to numerous disagreements.
The print gives the viewer an impression of the artist's great craftsmanship and printmaking skills: Heckel worked out the landscape scenery in various iridescent grisaille nuances. On the shore, two children seem to be playing joyfully and throwing stones into the lake.
A copy of this edition is in the famous collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Original drypoint, 1912, dated and signed by hand. Motif size 15 x 20 cm. Sheet size 26.5 x 30 cm. Size in frame 36 x 41.5 cm as shown.
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