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Max Beckmann

Lot 126
Großes Selbstbildnis, 1919
Drypoint

9.3 x 7.8 in (23.7 x 19.7 cm)
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Lot 126
Großes Selbstbildnis, 1919
Drypoint
9.3 x 7.8 in (23.7 x 19.7 cm)
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
Auction: 18 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jun 07, 2025
Auction number: 591
Auction name: Day Sale
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Lot Details
Drypoint. Signed, dated, and titled “Halbportrait”. Inverted date and inscription “Weihnachten Berlin” on the plate. From an edition of 50 copies. On firm, brown wove paper. 23.7 x 19.7 cm. Sheet: 44 x 35,5 cm.
Published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin 1920. [AW].
- Self-portraits play a central role in Max Beckmann's work. - Highly compelling and intense gaze. - From 1910 to 1930, Beckmann frequently used printmaking techniques to explore his own identity.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 153 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 124.
Max Beckmann, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main, February 17-March 30, 1972. 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. 67. Expressionismus im Rhein-Main Gebiet. Künstler - Händler - Sammler, Museum Giersch, Frankfurt am Main, April 3-July 17, 2011, cat. no. 152
Mathilde Q. Beckmann, New York. Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg. In family ownership ever since
In good condition. Overall discolored, with mount staining. With small foxmarks, two of which are slightly larger (approx. 3 mm) along the left edge of the sheet. Two slight crease marks along the upper left edge of the sheet.
Lot Details
Drypoint. Signed, dated, and titled “Halbportrait”. Inverted date and inscription “Weihnachten Berlin” on the plate. From an edition of 50 copies. On firm, brown wove paper. 23.7 x 19.7 cm. Sheet: 44 x 35,5 cm.
Published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin 1920. [AW].
- Self-portraits play a central role in Max Beckmann's work. - Highly compelling and intense gaze. - From 1910 to 1930, Beckmann frequently used printmaking techniques to explore his own identity.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 153 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 124.
Max Beckmann, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main, February 17-March 30, 1972. 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. 67. Expressionismus im Rhein-Main Gebiet. Künstler - Händler - Sammler, Museum Giersch, Frankfurt am Main, April 3-July 17, 2011, cat. no. 152
Mathilde Q. Beckmann, New York. Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg. In family ownership ever since
In good condition. Overall discolored, with mount staining. With small foxmarks, two of which are slightly larger (approx. 3 mm) along the left edge of the sheet. Two slight crease marks along the upper left edge of the sheet.
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