Würzburg: Blick vom Steinberg auf Main und Stadt. 1927.
Watercolor and color chalks.
Lower left signed, dated and titled "Würzburg". On firm watercolor paper. 51 x 68 cm (20 x 26.7 in), the full sheet. [JS].


• Expressive strokes, subtly orchestrated colors and a fascinating perspective.
• Heckel's graphic and coloristic mastery in a large format.
• A sweeping view of the river Main with the " Alte Hafen".
• Comprehensive exhibition history.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp on the reverse. 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. 325, SHG no. 504 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 235, SHG no. 527 (illu.).

In good condition. Slightly browned and with very few, barely noticeable spots. Corners with tiny pinholes due to mounting.