Erich Hekel (1883-1970)

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Hekel born in Dobelne July 31, 1889
In Schemnitz, where he studied in school, he met and became friends with Karl Schmidt-Rottluffom - both of whom were interested in poetry and were members of the circle of poetry lovers "volcano". In 1904 he went to Dresden to study architecture. In 1905 Hekel odnokrusniki and his friends and Kirchner Blyayl and Schmidt-Rottluff founded the art group "Most" (I apologize for the frequent repetition of the last plot, but this is inevitable, as it is about the artists in one direction, but at the same time, it must preserve the autonomy of each plot). Hekel was secretary and treasurer of the group. They're attracted to participate in it by Max Pechstein

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At the beginning of his career Hekel mainly engaged in lithography and letterpress printing. His early paintings characterized by use of bright colors. Among them preobladzhayut petszazhi and nudity.

In 1909 the artist went on a trip to Italy. There he discovered Etruscan art, which, along with the northern primitives, African art, Fauvism, tovorchestvom Munch and Cezanne, okahalo him more influence.

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In 1912 the artist became acquainted with Franz Marc, August Macke and Lionel Feininger. Since that time he began to exhibit with members of the group "Blue Rider". In the same year in Berlin, where he moved, he had his first personal vysavka.

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In 1920-ies. his work became calmer this time, his style can be closer to the direction of "New Objectivity".
At the beginning of the war Hekel went into the army nurse volunteer from the Red Cross. During the war (he served in Flanders), he became acquainted with bucks Beckmann and James /Ensor.

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In 1933 the authorities came the Nazis banned him to exhibit his work. In 1937, 729 works Hekelya were confiscated. Part of this work was exhibited at trade shows degenerative art, organized by the Nazis in Germany and Austria. His workshop was destroyed during Allied bombing of Berlin in 1944, killing many of his works - boards engravings and paintings.

After the war, from 1949 to 1955. Hekel prepoldaval Academy of Arts in Karlsruhe.