Frau schlafend / Ruhende. 1953/1962.
Woodcut.
Ebner/Gabelmann 959 H II a of V. Dube H 406 and Ebner Gabelmann 1027/Dube 444. Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Probe". On laid paper. 28.5 x 21.1 cm (11.2 x 8.3 in). Sheet: 47 x 36,4 cm (18,5 x 14,3 in).

Ruhende, 1962,
Woodcut, colored. Signed, dated and inscribed "Probe". On wove papert.
29,7 x 24,5 cm (11,7 in x 9,6 in), sheet: 35 x 30,8 cm (13,8 x 12,1 in). [SM].
• The motif of the resting woman: Sleeping Siddi is a recurring motif in Heckel's entire work.
• This is the only known proof of "Frau schlafend" from this state.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 347, SHG no. 561 a and b (with color illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 259, SHG no. 588 a and b (with color illu.).

In good condition. With a few small creases and stains.