Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left. 39.5 x 60 cm.
This is the first version of this motif. [MH].

• A pictorial view across the Semlow Canal in Stralsund, offering an intriguing perspective.
• Created in the summer of 1912, when Heckel and Siddi travelled to Hiddensee to meet Kirchner, and to visit the port city of Stralsund.
• From the peak of the “Brücke” period and the heyday of German Expressionism.
• Rediscovery: offered on the international auction market for the first time in over 30 years (source: artprice.com).
LITERATURE: Andreas Hüneke, Erich Heckel. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Wandbilder und Skulpturen, vol. I (1904-1918), Munich 2017, CR no. 1912-24 (illustrated in color on p. 177).

Josef Priem Collection, Bruges. Private collection, Belgium (inherited from the above) Private collection, Belgium (acquired from the above)

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