Nauen, Heinrich

Born Krefeld, June 1, 1880; died Kalkar, November 26, 1940

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82.181 Portrait of Erich Heckel

1919

Etching, 12 3/4 x 10" (32.4 x 25.4 cm)

Signed, lr: H Nauen

Provenance: Hauswedell Auction, Hamburg, May 1959

Portrait of Erich Heckel  1919

Along with his monumental religious paintings, Nauen became in the 1920s a master of portrait prints.  His favored technique was etching, whereby he could create a hard, somewhat pointed line.  This method also allowed him to convey an incisive characterization of the individual portrayed- in this case, his good friend and fellow artist Erich Heckel.

 

 

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