Erich Heckel
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Erich Heckel (july 31, 1883 - january 27, 1970) was a German painter and print maker, and a founding member of the Die Brücke group ("The Bridge") which existed 1905-1913.
Biography
Heckle was born in Döbeln (Saxony).Heckel and others members of the group Die Brücke greatly admired the work of Edvard Munch, and aimed to make a "bridge" between traditional neo-romantic German painting and modern expressionist painting. The four founding members made much use of the print as a cheap and quick medium with which to produce affordable art.
In 1937 the Nazi Party declared his work "degenerate"; it forbade him to show his work in public, and over 700 items of his art were confiscated from the nation's museums. By 1944 all of his print blocks and printing plates had been destroyed.
After World War II Heckel lived at Hemmenhofen near Lake Constance, teaching at the Karlsruhe Academy until 1955. He continued painting until his death at Radolfzell in 1970.
A major retrospective exhibition, Erich Heckel – His Work in the 1920s, was held October 2004 – February 2005 at the Brücke Museum in Berlin.
Criticism
The critic James Auer has said that his Franzi Standing ...Critical and biographical books are currently only available in the German language.
External links
- [Heckel - Fränzi reclining]
- [Erich Heckel's 1920s work at the Brücke]
- [works of the artist at "Museumsportal Schleswig-Holstein"]
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