Black Chalk drawing. Signed in the lower right. 24.8 x 19.7 cm. , size of sheet. - The work shows Max Beckmann's wife Minna - Comprehensive exhibition history. The work will be included in the catalog of drawings by Dr. Stephan von Wiese and Hedda Finke, which is currently in preparation. We are grateful for the kind expert advice. LITERATURE: Hans Kaiser, Max Beckmann, Berlin 1913, p. 40 (illustrated). Stephan von Wiese, Max Beckmanns zeichnerisches Werk 1903-1925, Düsseldorf 1978, cat. no. 136 Astrid Becker, Selbst- und Weltbild in den Themen "Caféhaus" und "Tanz", Marburg 2010, pp. 167 and 356 (illustrated, no. 76).
Max Beckmann. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen 1903-1950, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, October 16-December 11, 1977, cat. no. 35 (illustrated) Max Beckmann. Skulpturen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Mappenwerke, Probedrucke, Erholungshaus Bayer, Leverkusen, February 28-April 12, 1982, Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, April 18-May 23, 1982, cat. no. 40 (illustrated) Max Beckmann. Retrospektive, Haus der Kunst, Munich, February 25-April 22, 1984; Nationalgalerie Berlin, May 18-July 29, 1984; The Saint Louis Art Museum, September 7-November 4, 1984; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 9, 1984-February 3, 1985, cat. No. 142 (illustrated, with handwritten exhibition label on the back of the frame). Minna Beckmann-Tube. Hefte des Max Beckmann Archivs, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, February 12-April 26, 1998, No. 16 (illustrated). Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, October 19-December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1-April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27-June 30, 2002, cat. no. 5. Max Beckmann seiner Liebsten, Moritzburg Foundation, Art Museum of Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale), December 8, 2005-March 6, 2006, cat. no. 55 (with the title 'Minna mit Tasse' [Minna with a Cup], illustrated on p. 35). Max Beckmann. Von Angesicht zu Angesicht, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, September 17, 2011-January 22, 2012, cat. no. 19 (with the title “Minna Tube mit Kaffeetasse,” illustrated on p. 98)
Dr. Josef Esters Collection, Krefeld. Dr. Ewald Rathke Kunsthandel, Frankfurt am Main (probably acquired from the above). Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe (acquired from the above before October 16, 1977). In family ownership ever since
Appealing portrait, in good condition. A few tiny brown spots in the margins. Some small, faint creases. A slightly more noticeable horizontal crease at the top edge of the page. A few small pressure marks.
Lot Details
Black Chalk drawing. Signed in the lower right. 24.8 x 19.7 cm. , size of sheet. - The work shows Max Beckmann's wife Minna - Comprehensive exhibition history. The work will be included in the catalog of drawings by Dr. Stephan von Wiese and Hedda Finke, which is currently in preparation. We are grateful for the kind expert advice. LITERATURE: Hans Kaiser, Max Beckmann, Berlin 1913, p. 40 (illustrated). Stephan von Wiese, Max Beckmanns zeichnerisches Werk 1903-1925, Düsseldorf 1978, cat. no. 136 Astrid Becker, Selbst- und Weltbild in den Themen "Caféhaus" und "Tanz", Marburg 2010, pp. 167 and 356 (illustrated, no. 76).
Max Beckmann. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen 1903-1950, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, October 16-December 11, 1977, cat. no. 35 (illustrated) Max Beckmann. Skulpturen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Mappenwerke, Probedrucke, Erholungshaus Bayer, Leverkusen, February 28-April 12, 1982, Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, April 18-May 23, 1982, cat. no. 40 (illustrated) Max Beckmann. Retrospektive, Haus der Kunst, Munich, February 25-April 22, 1984; Nationalgalerie Berlin, May 18-July 29, 1984; The Saint Louis Art Museum, September 7-November 4, 1984; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 9, 1984-February 3, 1985, cat. No. 142 (illustrated, with handwritten exhibition label on the back of the frame). Minna Beckmann-Tube. Hefte des Max Beckmann Archivs, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, February 12-April 26, 1998, No. 16 (illustrated). Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, October 19-December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1-April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27-June 30, 2002, cat. no. 5. Max Beckmann seiner Liebsten, Moritzburg Foundation, Art Museum of Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale), December 8, 2005-March 6, 2006, cat. no. 55 (with the title 'Minna mit Tasse' [Minna with a Cup], illustrated on p. 35). Max Beckmann. Von Angesicht zu Angesicht, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, September 17, 2011-January 22, 2012, cat. no. 19 (with the title “Minna Tube mit Kaffeetasse,” illustrated on p. 98)
Dr. Josef Esters Collection, Krefeld. Dr. Ewald Rathke Kunsthandel, Frankfurt am Main (probably acquired from the above). Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe (acquired from the above before October 16, 1977). In family ownership ever since
Appealing portrait, in good condition. A few tiny brown spots in the margins. Some small, faint creases. A slightly more noticeable horizontal crease at the top edge of the page. A few small pressure marks.
Max Beckmann 
