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Mädchenkopf by Erich Heckel — VisualArtsDB

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Mädchenkopf

Mädchenkopf

1920

Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (25.88 x 17.15 cm) (image) 14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.56 x 25.08 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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In this stark woodcut, Erich Heckel shows his girlfriend and future wife Sidi Riha as she was convalescing from a long illness. The unguarded image reveals her physical and psychological hardship.

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