Title: Roquairol. Artist: Erich Heckel (German, Döbeln 1883–1970 Radolfzell) Date: 1917. Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: block: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (32 x 24 cm) sheet: 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (30.8 x 24.1 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Gift of Samuel C. Dretzin, 1965. Object Number: 65.697.8. Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists ...

Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics .

Examples include the painting Roquairol (1917), which is based on a figure from Jean Paul’s novel Titan (1800–1803). While the war was still ongoing, Siddi and Erich Heckel married in Berlin and Siddi Heckel handled the artist’s business while he was away at war.

Erich Heckel was a German artist and founding member of the influential German Expressionist group Die Brücke. His angular woodcuts and paintings, described both the chromatic world and the inner emotions of the artist, as seen in his work Roquairol (1917).

Erich Heckel. Paintings, watercolours, drawings, graphics. 1971-1972, Ausst.-Kat. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa / Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg / Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, Mass, Berlin 1971.

2024年6月2日 · Título original: Roquairol; Museo: Brücke-Museum, Berlín (Alemania) Técnica: Temple (92,5 × 72,05 cm) Escrito por: Miguel Calvo Santos

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埃里希·黑克尔（Erich Heckel，1883.7.31——1970.1.27）德国表现主义艺术家。 德累斯顿理工学院 建筑系毕业，1911年定居柏林专事绘画。 早期油画采用印象主义技法，色调明亮、鲜艳。

埃里希·黑克尔（Erich Heckel）是一位德国画家和版画家，是1905-1913年存在的桥社（Die Brucke）的创始成员。 他的作品是1928年夏季奥运会和1932年夏季奥运会艺术比赛的一部分。

Heckel first visited the small German fishing village of Dangast, on the coast of the North Sea, in 1907 with fellow artist Karl Schmidtt-Rottluff; he returned every summer until 1910. The barren marshes and moors of the harsh coastal landscape provided a perfect escape from urban life.