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Self-Portrait by Erich Heckel

Self-Portrait

Erich Heckel · 1932

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DETAILS
Artist
Erich Heckel
Date
1932
Medium
Gouache on cream laid paper, prepared with a white ground
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
62.6 × 52 cm (24 11/16 × 20 1/2 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Olivia Shaler Swan Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Die Brucke
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THE ARTIST

Erich Heckel

Erich Heckel, a foundational member of the Expressionist group Die Brücke, captured raw emotion and the human form with powerful woodcuts like "Franzi Reclining."

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