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Oil on canvas Solin, Croatia, 1923 Franz Heckendorf (1888-1962) - German painter and graphic artist Signed and dated lower right 'F. Heckendorf. 23.' Titled on verso 'Glissa bei Salona. Dalmatien' Framed in a suitable, black wooden frame Excellent condition Total dimensions, framed: 86.5 x 110 cm This work, created during the Weimar Republic, belongs to the artist's most significant creative phase; similar works by Franz Heckendorf fetch up to 30,000 Euros at auction This oil painting by the German painter and graphic artist Franz Heckendorf (1888-1962) depicts the fortress Klis (Glissa) near the town of Solin (Salona). In a realistic-expressionist manner the artist renders his personal view in a composition of bold colours and passionate verve. The fortress thrones on a mountain and below a cluster of rural houses with red roofs are depicted. In the foreground one can discern a group of figures. Large trees, exhibiting the painter's typical brushwork, dominate the landscape scene, emphasising the Mediterranean flair of the imagery. The focus lies on the fortress, with the houses below, on the mountain, lit by the sun. The town of Solin, near Split, used to be the capital of the province of Dalmatia at the time of the Roman Empire. The artwork is defined by the well-preserved luminosity of the colours. Noteworthy is the dating of the work to the period of the Weimar Republic. During this time, Heckendorf experienced the prime of his creativity. The oil painting 'Glissa bei Salona', by Franz Heckendorf, is mounted in a suitable, black wooden frame. It is signed and dated lower right 'F. Heckendof. 23.', and additionally titled on the verso of the stretcher frame 'Glissa bei Salona. Dalmatien'. The work is in excellented condition with only minimal traces of age. The canvas has recently been remounted to the stretcher frame. The frame shows signs of wear such as surface scratches. The total dimensions including the frame are 86.5 x 110 cm, and the stretcher frame measures 78.5 x 104 cm. Franz Heckendorf (1888-1962) Franz Heckendorf was a German painter and graphic artist of the Expressive Realism who underwent a blooming period during the time of the Weimar Republic. During the Third Reich he was imprisoned for ten years because he had helped a group of Jews to escape to Switzerland. His works were classified as 'degenerated art' by the Nazi regime. Heckendorf's artistic education began at the young age of 15, when he completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter. Afterwards, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule and the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Shortly thereafter, he already exhibited some of his works at the Berlin Secession. He primarily painted landscapes and still lifes that clearly show a Mediterranean influence from the impressions of his travels to Italy and Croatia during the 1920s and 1930s. After his imprisonment, he worked in Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts, and afterwards in Munich until his death in 1962. Works by Franz Heckendorf are located amongst others at the Stiftung Moritzburg (Halle/Saale), the Salzburg Museum, the Berlinische Galerie and the Wilhelm-Lehmbruch-Museum in Duisburg.