THE COLLECTION
Erich Heckel (German, 1883–1970)
Portrait of a Man (Männerbildnis)
- Date:
- (1919)
- Medium:
- Woodcut
- Dimensions:
- composition: 18 3/16 x 12 3/4" (46.2 x 32.4 cm); sheet (irreg.): 24 1/4 x 20" (61.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, slightly textured, laid (J.W. Zanders).
- Publisher:
- J. B. Neumann, Berlin
- Printer:
- Fritz Voigt, Berlin
- Edition:
- unknown (at least 60); plus an unknown number of impressions outside the edition
- Credit Line:
- Purchase
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Erich Heckel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
- Reference:
- Dube (H)318 III B.
- MoMA Number:
- 297.1950
- Themes:
- Portraits
- Techniques:
- Woodcut
German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse
March 27–July 11, 2011
This gaunt self-portrait, made one year after the end of World War I, manifests a physical and spiritual weariness that was both personal and national.