Erich HeckelGerman, 1883–1970The Tempter
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Meanwhile, in the life of Erich Heckel
The whole lifeDecember 1911
Moves from Dresden to Berlin
In December 1911 Heckel moves from Dresden to Berlin.
1912
Friendship with Franz Marc and Lyonel Feininger
In 1912 Heckel’s friendship with Franz Marc and Lyonel Feininger begins.
1913
The dissolution of Die Brücke
Die Brücke existed from 1905 to 1913; in 1913 the group dissolved.
1913
A first solo exhibition at the Gurlitt Gallery
Heckel’s first solo exhibition opens at the Gurlitt Gallery in Berlin.
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.
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.
