Erich Heckel
(1883 - 1970) |
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Expressive woodcut prints Art Work
| Name: |
Erich Heckel |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Dobeln, Germany |
| Nationality: |
German |
| Birth: |
1883 |
| Death: |
1970 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
Expressive woodcut prints |
| Medium: |
Woodcuts |
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| Style: |
Die Brucke as well as neo-romantic German painting and modern expressionist painting |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
Printmaker
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Biography
| Heckel and others members of the group Die Brucke, greatly admired the work of Edvard Munch. The four founding members, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff made much use of the print as a cheap and quick medium with which to produce affordable art. Most of his life he spent on printmaking. |
Samples of Work
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