Mann in der Ebene (Man on a Plain)

Erich Heckel

1883–1970

Mann in der Ebene (Man on a Plain), 1917

Where object was made: Germany

Material/technique: woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 380 x 272 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 15/16 x 10 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 675 x 508 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 26 9/16 x 20 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Fund

Accession number: 2007.0023

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Exhibition Label: "Machine in a Void: World War I & the Graphic Arts," Mar-2010, Steve Goddard Erich Heckel, one of the central figures in the artists' group Brücke (Bridge), served in an ambulance unit during the War. The looming forehead, the raised hands that emphasize the temples, and the way the carved areas of sky seem to radiate from the figure all help to convey a sense of psychic turmoil. Much of Heckel's wartime service was in Ostend, where he worked with other German artists including Max Kaus, who is also exhibited here. This impression is from the 1921 printing for the portfolio Elf Holzschnitte, 1912-1919, Erich Heckel (Eleven Woodcuts, 1912-1919, Erich Heckel).