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Max Beckmann Art

German
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.
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Liebespaar I - Etching and Drypoint by Max Beckmann - 1916
Liebespaar I - Etching and Drypoint by Max Beckmann - 1916

Liebespaar I - Etching and Drypoint by Max Beckmann - 1916

By Max Beckmann

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and drypoint. Signed and dated in pencil. Extremely rare artist's proof, II state on 2 A/C variant, before the editions Marées-Gesellschaft R. Piper & C. Printed in 1919 by ...

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1910s Modern Max Beckmann Art

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Drypoint, Etching

An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)
An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)

An Exhibition of "Unpopular" Art, Walker Art Center/WPA (1940)

By Wassily Kandinsky, Max Beckmann

Located in New York, NY

Original exhibition catalog accompanying An Exhibition of “Unpopular” Art, held November 7 to December 29, 1940 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN and issued under the late ...

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1940s American Modern Vintage Max Beckmann Art

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Paper

THE BEGGARS (DIE BETTLER, 1922)
THE BEGGARS (DIE BETTLER, 1922)

THE BEGGARS (DIE BETTLER, 1922)

By Max Beckmann

Located in Santa Monica, CA

MAX BECKMANN (1884 – 1950) THE BEGGARS (DIE BETTLER, 1922) (Glaser 195; Hofmaier 219B) Lithograph, Plate 7 from 11-part print portfolio "Berliner Reise" (Trip to Berlin) Edition ...

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1920s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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Lithograph

EVENING (SELF PORTRAIT with the Battenbergs)
EVENING (SELF PORTRAIT with the Battenbergs)

EVENING (SELF PORTRAIT with the Battenbergs)

By Max Beckmann

Located in Santa Monica, CA

MAX BECKMANN (German 1884 - 1950) EVENING (Self-Portrait with the Battenbergs) 1916, (Hofmaier 90: Gallwitz 67) Etching and drypoint, Plate 10 from the portfolio Gesichter (Faces)...

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1910s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Drypoint Etching by Max Beckmann - Jacob wrestling with the Angel
Drypoint Etching by Max Beckmann - Jacob wrestling with the Angel

Drypoint Etching by Max Beckmann - Jacob wrestling with the Angel

By Max Beckmann

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) Jacob wrestling with the Angel (Jakob ringt mit dem Engel), 1920. Drypoint etching on tissue-thin Japan paper. Plate 22 from Rembrandt: Religiöse Le...

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1920s German Expressionist Vintage Max Beckmann Art

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Paper

Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut

Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut

By Max Beckmann

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil. Catalogue reference: Hofmaier 282 IV BB. Printed in Germany in 1923 for the very rare Kunst der Gegenwart portfolio, published in Munich b...

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1920s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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Woodcut

Max Beckmann Signed "Strasse II" 1916 German Expressionist Framed Drypoint Print
Max Beckmann Signed "Strasse II" 1916 German Expressionist Framed Drypoint Print

Max Beckmann Signed "Strasse II" 1916 German Expressionist Framed Drypoint Print

By Max Beckmann

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) German Expressionist Date: 1916 Medium: Drypoint etching Dimensions: Plate - 3 5/8” x 7 5/8” (~9.2 x 19.4 cm) Sheet - approx. 10” x 16.5” (~25.4 x 41.9 cm) Framed - 15” x 24” (~38 x 61 cm) Paper: Cream, slightly textured (BSB). Stamped and embossed BSB Publisher: Probably Verlag Graphisches Kabinett Gu¨nther Franke, Munich (stamped Graph. Kabinett Mu¨nchen) Edition: Unknown Techniques: Intaglio Provenance: Estate of former Ringling College of Art and Design professor A wonderfully chilling Expressionist print by German master Max Beckmann, from his early period during mid-World War I. The print is a section plate...

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1910s German Expressionist Vintage Max Beckmann Art

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Paper

Spring (Fruling) (also known as Street in Frankfort)

Spring (Fruling) (also known as Street in Frankfort)

By Max Beckmann

Located in New York, NY

Max Beckmann, Spring (Fruling) (also known as Street in Frankfort), etching and drypoint, 1918, signed lower right. Reference: Hofmaier 133IIb, from the edition of 60 on laid paper; ...

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1910s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Portrait of Baron Simolin II (large version)

Portrait of Baron Simolin II (large version)

By Max Beckmann

Located in Roma, RM

Max Beckmann (Leipzig 1884 – New York 1950), Portrait of Baron Simolin II (large version)(1928) Drypoint, 38 x 25 cm (plate), 48 x 40 cm (sheet), signed and dated lower right.

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1920s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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Drypoint

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Lovers I

Max BeckmannLovers I, 1916

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Lovers I

By Max Beckmann

Located in Wien, 9

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

MAX BECKMANN (1884 – 1950) DER NEGER (THE NEGRO) 1921 (Glaser 171. Gallwitz 168. Hofmaier 196 II B b. Rifkind 138 6.) Drypoint, Signed in pencil from Jahrmarkt (The Annual Fair) . O...

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LIEBESPAAR II - (LOVERS)

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By Max Beckmann

Located in Santa Monica, CA

. MAX BECKMANN (1884 – 1950) LIEBESPAAR ll (LOVERS) 1918 (H.126./ iiBB) Etching and drypoint, edition 60 on laid paper + 40 on japan. Signed in pencil. Plate 5 from the Gesichter (Faces) portfolio. 8 5/8 x 10 ¼”. Full margin in excellent condition. Published: Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper and Co., Munich with their blind stamp. POR German Expressionism, European Modernism, Die Brucke...

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1910s Expressionist Max Beckmann Art

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ZEICHNER IN GESELLSCHAFT

ZEICHNER IN GESELLSCHAFT

By Max Beckmann

Located in Portland, ME

Beckmann, Max. DER ZEICHNER IN GESELLSCHAFT. Hofmeier 230. Drypoint, 1922. Third state of three. Edition of approximately 100. Signed by Beckmann in pencil, lower right, and number...

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The Artist (or Draughtsman) in Society (Der Zeichner in Gesellschaft)

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Located in New York, NY

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