Self-Portrait

Erich Heckel, 1932

MEDIUMGouache on cream laid paper, prepared with a white ground
DIMENSIONS62.6 × 52 cm (24 11/16 × 20 1/2 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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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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