Erich Heckel

Erich Heckel
Heckel painting at the easel – portrait by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Born(1883-07-31)31 July 1883
Died27 January 1970(1970-01-27) (aged 86)
EducationKönigliche Technische Hochschule
Known forPainting, woodcuts/printmaking
StyleExpressionism
MovementDie Brücke
Weisses Haus in Dangast, oil painting by Erich Heckel, 1908.

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Erich Heckel". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.