THE COLLECTION
Erich Heckel (German, 1883–1970)
Fränzi Reclining (Fränzi liegend)
- Date:
- 1910
- Medium:
- Woodcut
- Dimensions:
- composition (irreg.): 8 15/16 x 16 1/2" (22.7 x 41.9 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 x 21 7/8" (35.6 x 55.5 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, slightly textured, wove.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- The artist
- Edition:
- approx. 30-50 (many printed after 1910)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gerson
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Erich Heckel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
- Reference:
- Dube (H)188 b 2
- MoMA Number:
- 40.1958
- Themes:
- Nude, Primitivism
- Techniques:
- Woodcut
German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse
March 27–July 11, 2011
After gouging the woodblock to create the figure of his model, Fränzi, Heckel then sawed it into pieces, inked the components separately in red and black, and finally reassembled them like a jigsaw before printing. Heckel’s flat, angular rendering of Fränzi’s adolescent body and her exaggerated masklike features were influenced by his interest in African sculpture.