Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 784 L I a (of III b). Dube L 270 I a (of III b). Signed, dated and inscribed "1. Druck“ and "Probe“. Inscribed "AMARAN“ (further letters covered) in the stone. One of three copies from the first state. On off-white wove paper by Johann Wilhelm (with watermark). 49 x 38.3 cm. Sheet: 64,5 x 50,2 cm.
[AM].
- Vey rare: To date only three copies from the first state are known. - The dynamic scene allows a peak into the world of cabaret in the early 1920s. - Circus, cabaret and theater scenes can be found throughout Heckel's entire oeuvre.
LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 312, SHG no. 480 (fig.). Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 222, SHG no. 502 (fig.).
Erich Heckel 
