Items Similar to Die Bettler (The Beggars)
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9
Max BeckmannDie Bettler (The Beggars)1922
1922
About the Item
Die Bettler (The Beggars)
Lithograph, 1922
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
From: Berliner Reise Series, Plate 7
Printed on wove paper
Edition: 100
Condition: Printers crease in the lower left margin, not affecting image. According to Jorg Maas, this printer's crease has been on every impression of this image that he has seen.Full sheet as issued.
Reference: Glaser 195
Gallwitz 188b
Hofmaier 219B
An example of this image is in the following museum collections:
Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA)
Worcester Art Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
St. Louis Art Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Text from Frances Carey and Antony Griffiths, 'The Print in Germany 1880-1933', BM 1984, no.153
The portfolio 'Berliner Reise' (Journey to Berlin) consisting of ten large transfer lithographs, can be seen as a sort of sequel to 'Die Hölle'. Compared with the earlier series the approach is more dispassionate, and the artist presents himself in the first introductory plate more as the neutral observer, pen in hand, than the critic and appalled participant. The plates are organised in a series of contrasts or parallels. 'The disappointed I' is the second plate, and shows a group of seven well-to-do people discussing in a circle the news brought to them by their conservative newspaper, the '[Neue Preussische] Kreuz-Zeitung' [a conservative daily endorsed by the Prussian aristocracy]. Their discontent, evident in their gestures and expressions, must be with the end of the German Reich and the establishment of Weimar democracy. The contrasting third plate, 'Night', portrays a poor family sleeping in exhaustion in a mean tenement block; the baby is given Beckmann's own features. The sixth plate is also entitled 'The disappointed', but the four people yawning as they conduct a desultory conversation are now identified as Communist ideologues by the publications they carry, which are speeches and addresses by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht; the failure of the Spartacus rising has left them as disappointed as the monarchists.
'Berliner Reise' was drawn in the early months of 1922 and published by J.B. Neumann in April that year in a signed and numbered edition of one hundred. The two plates catalogued in Carey & Griffiths 1984, being neither signed nor numbered, must be a few spare sheets printed above the stated number in case of accident and thus left unsigned when they were not needed. None of the original transfer drawings seems to survive, though von Wiese catalogues several related pencil studies from a sketchbook.
Courtesy British Museum
- Creator:Max Beckmann (1884-1950, German)
- Creation Year:1922
- Dimensions:Height: 18.375 in (46.68 cm)Width: 13.125 in (33.34 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:Seller: FA95071stDibs: LU14014041542
Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century - both as a painter and as an outstanding graphic artist. Printmaking was the main medium he worked in between 1914 and 1924, creating a total of 156 drypoints, 72 lithographs and 16 woodcuts. From wikipedia: Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement.[1] In the 1920s, he was associated with the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit), an outgrowth of Expressionism that opposed its introverted emotionalism. Even when dealing with light subject matter like circus performers, Beckmann often had an undercurrent of moodiness or unease in his works. By the 1930s, his work became more explicit in its horrifying imagery and distorted forms with combination of brutal realism and social criticism, coinciding with the rise of nazism in Germany.
About the Seller
5.0
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1978
1stDibs seller since 2013
784 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
Associations
International Fine Print Dealers Association
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Fairlawn, OH
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllCircle of Life
By Rudolf Bauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Circle of Life
Lithograph on tan paper, c. 1910's
Signed in pencil lower right; signed in the plate lower right
(see photo)
Annotated "No. 50" in pencil lower left (see photo)
...
Category
1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Four End Girls
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lithograph, 1930
Edition: 20; this print numbered 9/20
Printed by Meister Schulz, Berlin
Excellent condition
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Cr...
Category
1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
For Lisa
By Willem de Kooning
Located in Fairlawn, OH
For Lisa
Color lithograph, 1984
Signed in pencil lower left (see photo)
Numbered lower right corner
Published to benefit the Los Angeles Children's Museum
Printed by Brand X Editions...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Plate 12
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Plate 12
From: 10 Origi, 1942
Signed in the block with the artist's initials lower left (printed)
From: 10 Origin
Not from the First edition 100, published by Allianz-Verlag, Zurich,...
Category
1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Diana Raised 1
By Larry Rivers
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Diana Raised 1
Lithograph from four stones, 1970
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Annotated "PP" for Printers Proof lower right (see photo)
Publisher: ULAE
ULAE blindstamp lo...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Orchestra (or Music)
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Orchestra (or Music)
Lithograph, 1928
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: 30
This print numbered 15/30
Printed by Edmond Desjobert, Paris
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: ...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
You May Also Like
Muchacha en una Silla, Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912 - 1998)
Title: Muchacha en una Silla
Year: 1982
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 135
Size: 23 in. x 17 in. (58.42 cm...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Montreal Olympics 1976" Colorful Abstract Expressionist Figurative Lithograph
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract expressionist lithograph celebrating the 1976 Olympics in Montreal Canada by American artist LeRoy Neiman. The work f...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Young Girl - Original Lithograph by Hervè Morvan - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Girl is an original litograph realized by Hervè Morvan in 1957.
Good condition except for some spoiled paper on the upper and lower margin.
Signature and dated wi...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Scène Biblique
By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph printed in gray and black. Signed and numbered in pencil by Chagall, from an edition of 50.
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Young Boy
By Cuno Amiet 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Portrait of a Young Boy" 1949 is an original lithograph by Swiss artist Cuno Amiet, 1868-1961. It is hand signed and numbered 12/200 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrat der Bildhauerin Germaine Richier
By Cuno Amiet 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Portrat Der Bildhauerin Germaine Richier" 1950 is an original colors lithograph by Swiss artist Cuno Amiet, 1868-1961. It is hand signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
