Weiblicher Halbakt. 1909.
Lithograph, printed in gray and black.
Krüger L 74. Fechter L 67. Signed, dated and numbered "2". Verso with the inscription "Ruhend 20". On off-white wove paper. 42 x 17.3 cm (16.5 x 6.8 in). Sheet: 55 x 42,8 cm (21,7 x 16,9 in).
Of his early prints, Pechstein usually made only 5 to 10 copies. The catalogues of Fechter and Krüger mention hand-colored copies. [AR].
• Resting half nude from the artist's best creative period.
• Of his early prints, Pechstein usually made only 5 to 10 copies.
• This is the first time that a copy of this lithograph is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (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, pp. 242f., SHG no. 345 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 387, SHG no. 852 (with illu.).

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