Lot Essay
Castle Hohenau, located outside of the city of Berlin, was a popular resourt for the young Brücke artists, who found inspiration in the unspoiled nature of its countryside.
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Erich Heckel (1883-1970)
Schloss Hohenau
Details
Erich Heckel (1883-1970)
Schloss Hohenau
signed and dated 'E. Heckel 13'(lower right), and titled 'Hohenau'(lower left)
gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper
15 x 19¾in. (38 x 50cm.)
Executed in Hohenau near Berlin in 1913
Schloss Hohenau
signed and dated 'E. Heckel 13'(lower right), and titled 'Hohenau'(lower left)
gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper
15 x 19¾in. (38 x 50cm.)
Executed in Hohenau near Berlin in 1913
Provenance
Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Campione, from whom purchased by the present owner in the 1970s.
Exhibited
London, Achim Moeller Ltd., Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Oct.-Nov. 1974, no. 24 (illustrated).