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Erich Heckel    (German, 1883-1970)

 Erich Heckel - Die Schwestern (The Sisters) (Prints) h: 7.8 x w: 5.5 in / h: 19.8 x w: 14 cm
Erich Heckel
Die Schwestern (The Sisters) 1905
 
 Erich Heckel - Elgernder Mann (Man Punting) (Prints) h: 15.9 x w: 8.6 in / h: 40.4 x w: 21.8 cm
Erich Heckel
Elgernder Mann (Man Punting) 1909
 
 Erich Heckel - Roquairol, Bildniss E.L. Kirchner (Roquairol, Portrait of E. L. Kirchner) (Prints) h: 12.9 x w: 9.5 in / h: 32.8 x w: 24.1 cm
Erich Heckel
Roquairol, Bildniss E.L. Kirchner (Roquairol, Portrait of E. L. Kirchner) 1917
 

Biography
1883 Born in Döbeln, Germany
1904 Studies architecture at the Saxon Technical College, Dresden, Germany
1905 Founding of artist group 'Die Brücke' with Bleyl, Kirchner and Schmidt-Rottluff
1913 Break-up of 'Die Brücke'
1937 Branded as 'degenerate' by Nazi authorities, 729 of his works are confiscated in German museums
1949 - 1955 Professorship at the School of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe
1970 Died in Radolfzell, Germany

Exhibitions
1965 Stedeljik Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1962 Biennale Venice, Italy
1957 Städt. Museum Duisburg, Germany
1956 Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany
1955 Günther Franke, Munich
1948 Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
1933 B. Thommen, Basel, Switzerland
1927 Ferdinand Möller, Berlin, Germany
1915 School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1914 Werkbund exhibition, Cologne
1913 Gallery Gurlitt, Berlin (solo)
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