Drypoint etching on wove paper
Germany, 1920; posthumous impression from 1966
Max Beckmann (1884-1950) – German painter, graphic artist, and sculptor
Numbered ‘57/80’ in pencil
Verso with the estate signature ‘Peter Beckmann’ in pencil and the estate stamp
Plate 1 from the series ‘Der Jahrmarkt’
With the blindstamp ‘Hanfstaengl Druck’
Catalogue raisonné: Hofmaier 191 C b (of D)
Plate dimensions: 33.8 x 25.4 cm; sheet dimensions: 52 x 37 cm
Natural wood frame: 56 x 42.5 cm
Good condition

In 1966 the Munich gallery owner Günther Franke posthumously issued 20 etchings by Max Beckmann in an edition of 80 copies on wove paper and 30 on Japan paper, numbered in Roman numerals. The plates originate from the artist’s estate, administrated by Beckmann’s son, Dr. Peter Beckmann.

Condition:

The drypoint etching bears a foxmark and two faint stains in the margins. It is inscribed in pencil by another hand along the lower sheet edge and faintly visible light-stained along a former mat-window. The sheet is hinged to a support at the reverse upper sheet edges. The frame is in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The plate measures 33.8 x 25.4 cm, the sheet is 2 x 37 cm. The framed dimensions are 56 x 42.5 cm.

Max Beckmann (1884-1950)

Max Beckmann was born in Leipzig in 1884. He studied at the Grandducal Art Academy in Weimar in the years between 1900 and 1903. In 1905 he moved to Berlin where he joined the artist group Berlin Secession. In 1910 he was voted as the youngest board member. It was Paul Cassirer who organized in 1913 a large retrospective of Beckmann’s work with a total of 47 paintings. A year later Max Beckmann was awarded with the Villa Romana prize which enabled him a year-long study visit in Florence. In the First World War he volunteered as a paramedic while creating sketches of his war experiences. In this period Beckmann’s style got simpler, but more expressive, vigorous and socially critical. In 1925 he was appointed professor in Frankfurt at the Städelschule. From 1929 to 1932 he spent the winter months in Paris, while already being fiercely criticized by the Nazis, who dismissed him in 1933 from his teaching position. In 1937 Beckmann’s work was classified ‘degenerate art’ and 590 of his works were removed from public German museum collections. In the same year the artist emigrated to The Netherlands and finally in 1947 to the USA. (fea)

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