Crouching Woman

1914 · Print

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Crouching Woman” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

1912
Friendship with Franz Marc and Lyonel Feininger
In 1912 Heckel’s friendship with Franz Marc and Lyonel Feininger begins.
1913
A first solo exhibition at the Gurlitt Gallery
Heckel’s first solo exhibition opens at the Gurlitt Gallery in Berlin.
1913
The dissolution of Die Brücke
Die Brücke existed from 1905 to 1913; in 1913 the group dissolved.
1914
Volunteers at the outbreak of war, but is turned down
When war breaks out in 1914 Heckel volunteers for service in Berlin and undergoes a brief training, but the army ultimately rejects him as too old.
1915
Meetings with Max Beckmann and James Ensor
In Flanders Heckel finds himself in the same hospital train as Max Beckmann, at Roeselare, and he befriends James Ensor, who invites him into his house and studio.
May 1915 – November 1918
The Ostend hospital: an artists’ colony
From May 1915 until the end of the war in November 1918 Heckel serves in the Ostend emergency hospital, housed in the railway station and home to a true artists’ colony: the orderlies paint, make woodcuts, read and discuss literature and poetry, and adorn the building with murals and window decorations. As a painter, he is most deeply impressed by the Flemish landscape and the North Sea, especially sunlight penetrating the unusual cloud formations.