Erich Heckel
| 1898 |
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Born in Döbeln, Saxony |
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Already befriends Karl Schmidt-Rottluff while still
a high-school student in Chemnitz |
| 1904 |
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Studies architecture in Dresden; becomes friendly with
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner |
| 1905 |
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Heckel, Schmidt-Rottluff, Kirchner and Fritz Bleyel
co-found "The
Bridge" |
| 1906 |
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Pechstein and Nolde join "The Bridge" |
| 1911 |
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Moves to Berlin |
| 1913 |
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First special exhibition at Gurlitt's gallery;
dissolution of "The
Bridge" |
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Meets
Max Beckmann and James Ensor in Flanders during World
War One |
| 1918 |
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Returns to live in Berlin and undertakes many journeys
to foreign countries |
| 1937 |
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729 of his artworks are declared "degenerate" and
are removed from museums, some of these artworks are
destroyed |
| 1944 |
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Heckel's atelier in Berlin is destroyed by bombs;
resettles at Lake
Constance |
| 1970 |
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Erich Heckel dies in Radolfzell near Lake Constance |
Picture Descriptions
ERICH HECKEL
Handstand - Cabaret Scene, 1922, 15,2 x 10,0 cm, colored chalk,
Heckel's handwriting appears on the back of this artwork, which
he used as a postcard
(not part of the collection anymore)
ERICH HECKEL
Reclining Woman, 1913, 24,8 x 19,8 cm, colored woodcut on Chinese paper,
signed and dated
(not part of the collection anymore) |
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