Mädchenkopf. Um 1927.
Colored chalk drawing.
Von Lüttichau 546. With the estate stamp on the reverse, there signed and titled "Kopf eines Negermädchens" by Erich Heckel. On smooth paper. 50.2 x 35.7 cm (19.7 x 14 in), size of sheet. [AM].

• The drawing's spontaneity adds a special expressiveness to this lovely sheet.
• Presumably made in connection with the "Zigeunermappe" from 1927 – Otto Mueller's main graphic work.
• Works on paper from the late 1920s are among the most sought-after work groups on the international auction market.

PROVENANCE: Estate Otto Mueller (1931).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin.
Galerie Hoffmann.
Collection Prof. Alfred Caspari, Frankfurt (with the fragmentarily preserved stamp on the reverse, Lugt L.4852, until 1985: Karl & Faber, October 29, 1985).
Private collection Southern Germany.

EXHIBITION: Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, 1968 (cat. Otto Mueller, Kunstblätter der Galerie Nierendorf, 15, Berlin 1968, no. 52, with illu.

LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, München, auction 5, May 24/25, 1971, lot 1305, with illu.
Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, auction 193, Modern Art, JUne 14 - 16, 1973, lot 1406 (here: Brustbild einer Negerin), no illu.
Karl & Faber, Munich, Collection Prof. Alfred Caspari, auction 169, October 29, 1985, lot 485 with color illu.