Erich Heckel

1883 - 1970

Erich Heckel was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of Die Brücke ("The Bridge"), which existed from 1905 to 1913. His work featured in the art competitions at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.

Born in Döbeln, Saxony, Heckel was the son of a railway engineer. He attended the Realgymnasium in Chemnitz from 1897 to 1904 and then studied architecture in Dresden. After three terms, he left to become a full-time artist, having co-founded Die Brücke with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Fritz Bleyl.

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