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Self Portrait

Print
1917 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Erich Heckel (Artist)

Print, a self portrait by Erich Heckel, wood cut, 1917

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleSelf Portrait (generic title)
Brief description
Print, a self portrait by Erich Heckel, wood cut, 1917
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.3cm
  • Width: 29.7cm
Taken from the catalogue of Prints and Drawings
Style
Expressionism
Production typeUnlimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • Erich Heckel 17 (Signed and dated in pencil)
Object history
150 examples of this print were also produced for publication in Der Anbruch II Berlin 1919/20. Published by J.B. Neumann, the periodical's principal purpose was to reproduce woodcuts and engravings by German and Austrian Expressionist artists. It also published avant-garde poetry and literature.
Bibliographic references
  • Dube-Heynig, Annemarie and Dube, Wolf Dieter Holzschnitte from the series Erich Heckel das graphische werk,1 New York [Berlin, printed] 1964
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1966
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.148-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037786/self-portrait-print-erich-heckel/
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