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Artist:
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Erich Heckel
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Title:
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Crouching Nude
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Date:
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1914
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Medium:
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Woodcut
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Dimensions:
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16 1/2 x 12 in. (41.91 x 30.48 cm) (image)
28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm) (sheet)
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Credit Line:
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The Mr. and Mrs. Hall James Peterson Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 344
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One of the leading German Expressionist artists, Erich Heckel championed the reinvigoration of German art by a return to the woodcut, a medium associated with both medieval German art and the primal energies of tribal art. Here Heckel portrays his future wife, Sidi Riha, with downcast eyes, full of melancholic, brooding emotion. Sidi was a dancer and seems to have been well aware of the power of gesture.
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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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Signature in pencil: [Erich Heckel]
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Classification:
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Prints
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , ,
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Accession #:
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P.69.140
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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