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Artist:
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Erich Heckel
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Title:
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Girl's Head
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Date:
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(1913) 1920
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Medium:
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Woodcut
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Dimensions:
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10 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (25.88 x 17.15 cm) (image)
14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.56 x 25.08 cm) (sheet)
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Credit Line:
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The Miscellaneous Works of Art Purchase Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 344
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In this stark woodcut, Erich Heckel shows his girlfriend and future wife Sidi Riha as she was convalescing from a long illness. The unguarded image reveals her physical and psychological hardship.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Heckel, Erich
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1883 - 1970
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Prints
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Physical Description:
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First cut 1913, block remarked by the artist, 1920
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , ,
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Accession #:
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P.74.91.3.1
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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