Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 in Döbeln – 27 January 1970 in Radolfzell ) was a German painter and printmaker , and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905-1913. Contents [ hide ] 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Art 4 World War I and II 5 Legacy 5.1 Critical reception 6 References 7 External links Biography [ edit ] Heckel was born in Döbeln , Saxony , the son of a railway engineer. Between 1897 and 1904 he attended the Realgymnasium in Chemnitz , before studying architecture in Dresden. He left after three terms, shortly after the foundation of Die Brücke , an artists' group of which he was secretary and treasurer. [1] The other founder-members, also architectural students, were Ernst Ludwig Kirchner , Karl Schmidt-Rotluff and Fritz Bleyl . [2] He worked in the office of the architect Wilhelm Kreis until...