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Max Beckmann

Lot 130
Selbstbildnis, 1920
Drypoint

7.7 x 5.7 in (19.6 x 14.6 cm)

Lot 130
Selbstbildnis, 1920
Drypoint
7.7 x 5.7 in (19.6 x 14.6 cm)

Estimate:
€ 4,000 - 6,000
Auction: 17 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jun 07, 2025
Auction number: 591
Auction name: Day Sale

Lot Details
Drypoint. Signed. From an edition of 100 copies. On wove paper. 19.6 x 14.6 cm. Sheet: 31,9 x 23,5 cm.
Frontispiece for the deluxe edition of Kurt Pfister, Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart, Leipzig 1920. Printed by Meissner & Buch, Leipzig. Published by Klinkhardt und Biermann, Leipzig 1920. [AW].
- Impressive in appearance and with particularly striking lines. - Frontispiece of the 1920 publication “Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart” (Contemporary German Graphic Artists) by the art historian Kurt Pfister (1895-1951). - Self-portraits recur throughout the artist's oeuvre.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 172 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 144.
Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair House, 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. 72
Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above in 1989). In family ownership ever since
In very good condition. The left edge of the sheet is slightly browned.
Lot Details
Drypoint. Signed. From an edition of 100 copies. On wove paper. 19.6 x 14.6 cm. Sheet: 31,9 x 23,5 cm.
Frontispiece for the deluxe edition of Kurt Pfister, Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart, Leipzig 1920. Printed by Meissner & Buch, Leipzig. Published by Klinkhardt und Biermann, Leipzig 1920. [AW].
- Impressive in appearance and with particularly striking lines. - Frontispiece of the 1920 publication “Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart” (Contemporary German Graphic Artists) by the art historian Kurt Pfister (1895-1951). - Self-portraits recur throughout the artist's oeuvre.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 172 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 144.
Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair House, 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. 72
Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above in 1989). In family ownership ever since
In very good condition. The left edge of the sheet is slightly browned.

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