Leuchtturm am Hafen (Port-Vendres). 1926.
Watercolor on paper.
Signed, dated and titled "Leuchtturm am Hafen" in lower right. On Johann Wilhelm wove paper (with the watermark). 54.2 x 64.3 cm (21.3 x 25.3 in), the full sheet.
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• Made during a trip to France in 1926 during which the artist found inspiration for spontaneous yet confident watercolors.
• As of the late 1920s, Heckel increasingly devoted himself to landscapes, both in Germany and on his travels throughout Europe.
• Together with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel was a founding member of the artist group "Brücke" in 1905.

We are grateful to Mrs. Renate Ebner, Erich Heckel Estate in Hemmenhofen, for her kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Galerie Glöckner, Cologne (from the above in 1986).
Private collection Southern Germany (from the above in 1986, ever since family-owned).

EXHIBITION: Erich Heckel zum 100. Geburtstag. Gemälde, Aquarelle, Handzeichnungen und Graphik, Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin February 21 - May 7, 1983 (cat. no. 46).

In good condition. The upper margin slightly irregular from the making. Unobtrusive handling creases in the lower half of the sheet.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.