Brücke. 1908.
Etching with drypoint, aquatint and plate tone.
Krüger R 17. Signed, dated and numbered "I.". One of a maximum of 5 to 10 copies. On copper plate printing paper. 24.5 x 35.2 cm (9.6 x 13.8 in). Sheet: 43,5 x 49 cm (17,2 x 19,4 in).
[JS].

• One of the rare first etchings by the "Brücke" artist.
• Fine burred print with nuanced plate tone, a fine document of Pechstein's experiments in print art
• Very rare. Pechstein presumably made 5 to 10 hand prints from this plate.
• According to the number, this is the first proof and it is also the first time that a copy of this work is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1987, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 241, SHG no. 343 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 385, SHG no. 849 (with illu.).

Fine print with broad margins, in very good condition. Bottom edge with two expertly closed splits and smoothed creases. Upper right corner slightly scuffed. Broad margin with a few faint handling marks. Slightly and evenly discolored.