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Third page of paintings by Werner Heckenbach of Wiesbaden
The gallery continues to grow. This is the third page of paintings by Werner Heckenbach.
NEW -- (August 2009)
Karen who lives in Florida sent this picture of painting #15. Karen's uncle was a US Prisoner of War in Germany for 15 months. After the war he traded cigarettes for several of Werner's paintings. He brought them back to New Jersey. This one bears the date 1948. He gave it as a wedding present on August 31, 1950. Two of Karen's aunts have paintings too, both similar to paintings #11 and #14.
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New -- (November 2009)
Tina contacted me because her parents in California own one of Werner’s paintings, dated 1948. Her aunt and uncle brought it to them from Germany about 1949. They all love the painting, and it has hung in their living room since the day they received it. Tina said they all enjoyed seeing Werner's other paintings, and she was kind enough to send this picture of her parents holding Werner's painting #16.
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New -- (May 2010)
Barbara of Minnesota sent this beautiful picture of painting #17 that Werner painted of her while her father was in the military and stationed in Weisbaden in the early 1950s, or else from a photograph her father sent by mail after he returned. He painted one of her and one of her sister. Her parents were friends with Werner.
New -- (July 2010)
Rose Maria of Washington is Barbara's sister, and she sent a picture of painting #18 as a companion to #17 above. I'm really happy to be able to show both pieces together. She thinks hers was painted around 1946-49 since that was the time her father was stationed in Wiesbaden.
New -- (September 2010)
Jean in Arizona sent in this picture of painting #19. It is similar to #11 and #14. It looks like Werner was thinking about one of his favorite places again, or a place he imagined. I don't think he copied one from another though, but was reinterpreting what he saw at the location. Jean said that it has been in the family as long as she can remember, and she is almost 55. Her dad always kept it on the wall above his bed. Her parents lived in Germany in 1949-52 and again in 55-57. We think that this one is from the 1956 era, like #11 and #14.
New -- (January 2011)
We have now reached painting #20 in the gallery. Doug in Texas told me about this painting, very similar to #12 on my second page of Werner's work. The composition of the scene is similar to #12 except that Doug's has three deer and measures 40" X 28". Doug bought the piece at an estate sale so he doesn't know its history. He also sent a close-up of Werner's signature.
March 2011: A close relative of mine bought the painting from Doug, and we're excited to have it back in the family.
New -- (April 2011)
Todd sent me a picture of another landscape, but it does not resemble any of the others. He also sent a close-up of Werner's signature and it's a perfect match. Todd's father, like so many other owners, bought it while stationed in Germany. He was from Ohio, and was in Wiesbaden between 1955 and 1960. This is painting #21 in the gallery. It's very small at 8" by 10".
He is willing to sell it and wondered if there any interest out there.
This page was created August 31, 2009 and updated September 29, 2011.
Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011 by Jim Heckenbach. Please send more information to heckenbach@ameritech.net. I know there are still more paintings out there.
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