Second page of paintings by Werner Heckenbach of Wiesbaden
NEW -- (March 2007). Another painting by Werner Heckenbach has turned up. I created this page for it, and I hope more Werners come to light. Robin has owned this one for about 20 years, but would be interested in selling it now. It's in a shop in New Hampshire. Thanks Robin for the picture of painting #8.
NEW -- (May 2007) A whole batch of Werners turned up at an auction in Colorado Springs, CO, in April. Annie bought one of the paintings at the auction and told me about it. She was kind enough to email me a photo of it. It's dated 1948. It's a self-portrait of Werner that he evidently based on a studio photo so similar to the family portrait on my other page of his work, that we thought he must have had a series of photos taken at one session. She found the idea of a self-portrait in a WW2 uniform after the war to be extremely interesting. He must have been very proud of his position in the military to do that. This picture shows his medals in a better light, and I would like some help in identifying them.
Annie tells me that she has already resold the self-portrait, and it will be going to a new home in Hawaii. We will call this one, captioned SelbstPorträt1948, #9.
Another of the Werner paintings at the same auction that Annie described to me was an oil of a blonde nude. That painting was purchased by Lowell, who listed it on ebay and already sold it. I captured an image of it for this webpage. It's around 13 1/2" x 17 1/2" and bears the date 1947. Annie and I, and some others, think that the woman bears a strong resemblance to Werner's wife. We'll call this one #10.
Another painting Annie described was of a woman with long brunette hair. There were also several more paintings at the auction, two on the order of 2' x 4' framed, and the rest similar in size to the ones above. One was of a beautiful landscape.
Let's hope that some of the new owners of these paintings provide photos of their new Werners to this online gallery so we can all enjoy them. Of course it would be in their interest to do so, since wider publicity of Werner's work could only enhance his acclaim.
September 2007
Another painting has come to light. Ray in Pennsylvania has a Werner that he bought in 1956 from a USAF Warrant Officer in Rome, NY. That officer had bought it in Europe for cartons of cigarettes. Ray has had it hanging in his living room since 1956. It has been reframed once, and cleaned and restored twice. He still loves it. Thanks Ray for the photo of painting #11.
This page was created March 31, 2007, and updated September 6, 2007.
Copyright 2007 by Jim Heckenbach, heckenbach@ameritech.net