By Lambe Lamis 
German painter, printmaker, and sculptor, Erich Heckel was a innovative artist. He, along with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, formed the modern day ‘Expressionist’ team “Die Brucke” in 1905. One particular of his most unforgettable works of that time is the hanging “Weisses Haus in Dangast,” which means White Dwelling in Dangast. In the summers of 1907-1908, Erich Heckel had joined Schmidt-Rotluff on journeys to the North Sea coast of Dangast. The virginal purely natural elegance of Dangast experienced impressed Heckel to paint numerous landscapes. It was there that he painted “Weisses Haus in Dangast” in 1908. The shades utilized in the painting are fiery reds, vivid oranges, pristine white, and the many shades of blue and eco-friendly. Regardless of the riotous burst of colour, the portray has a sure harmonious high quality.
The scene in this oil on canvass portray depicts a windy curvy road on the shoreline of Dangast with mud houses and foliage on either side. A huge multi-storied white household with environmentally friendly and orange windows sits on the proper side of the painting with a handful of trees towering more than it. The white property was essentially the city article property of Varel. The sheer white of the post dwelling glimmers in contrast with the vibrant shades of the portray. In the entrance ideal area of the portray, there is a little property colored in vivid orange. A further mud residence stands reverse to it across the road. It is slanted and is colored with a combine of orange, crimson, and eco-friendly. A stunning street operates right across the center of the painting. There is some scattered limited grass and shrubbery on the slope in the vicinity of the street. The houses and the streets are outlined in black and blue. The darkish aqua blue sky has the traces of white and light blue, which quite possibly depicts the clouds. The vivid illustrative intermingling levels of shade in the impression kind a silhouette of designs. Heckel’s untamed use of color with swift tough brushstrokes in “Weisses Haus in Dangast” helps make it a good instance of his ‘Expressionist’ fashion of portray. Several art enthusiasts mistook this portray as a ‘Fauvist’ operate, thanks to Erich’s unrestrained use of coloration.
Erich Heckel’s uncontemporary design and style was way ahead of his time. He contributed massively in the evolution of ‘Modern’ artists. While, right now his exhibitions do phenomenally perfectly, his performs were being not very properly been given at the time. “Weisses Haus in Dangast” is presently exhibited at Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain.