Max Beckmann

MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950)

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SELF PORTRAIT , 1950


Mann mit Vogel
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann 50 NY' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.3 x 61 cm.)
Painted in New York in 1950


Clown with women and young clown , 1950






1949 , Perseus's last duty


VOR DEM BALL (ZWEI FRAUEN MIT KATZE)
(BEFORE THE BALL - TWO WOMEN WITH A CAT)
signed Max Beckmann and dated NY 49 (upper left)
oil on canvas
142.5 by 89cm. 56 by 35in.

1948 , Smoking lady


Souvenir of Chicago , 1948


Alter Swimmingpool (Frühlingslandschaft) (Old Swimming Pool (Spring Landscape))
Signed Beckmann and dated St. L. 48 (lower left)
Oil on canvas
31 by 36 in.
78.7 by 91.5 cm


Liegender Akt in starker Verkürzung (Reclining Nude Sharply Foreshortened)
Signed Beckmann and dated St. L. 48 (lower left)
Oil on canvas
29 3/8 by 21 1/4 in.
74.7 by 54 cm
Painted in St. Louis, Missouri in 1948


THE LAST DUTY OF PERSEUS
signed Beckmann, dated 48, inscribed Perseus. L. D. 
(lower right) and titled (lower left)
pen and ink, ink wash, charcoal and pencil on paper
35.1 by 50.7cm., 13 3/4 by 20in


Café (Hotel de l’Europe) 
oil on canvas
27 5/8 x 20 in. (70.2 x 50.7 cm.)
Painted in 1947-1948






Self-Portrait, from: Day and Dream
lithograph with extensive hand-colouring in watercolour, 1946, on stiff wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 18/90, inscribed with the plate number I, one of probably only five impressions hand-coloured by the artist, from the edition of one hundred copies (ten were unnumbered and reserved for the artist), published by Curt Valentin, New York, 1946
Image 315 x 265 mm.


JUPITER UND JOKASTE (JUPITER AND JOCASTA)
signed Max Beckmann and dated 46 (lower right)
watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper
32.6 by 50cm., 12 7/8 by 19 3/4 in.


Crawling Woman, 1946
from the portfolio "Day and Dream" 


The removal of the Sphinxes , 1945


Actresses , 1946


Italienerin 
indistinctly signed and dated 'Max Beckmann A 47' (upper right) 
oil on canvas 
21 5/8 x 8¾ in. (55 x 22.2 cm.) 
Painted in Amsterdam in 1946 




Still-Life-with-Three-Skulls , 1945


Self-portrait in Black, 1944




Stilleben mit Paletten 
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann A 44' (lower center) 
oil on canvas 
21¾ x 37½ in. (55.3 x 95.2 cm.) 
painted in Amsterdam, 1944 


(ELEPHANT AND CLOWN IN THE STABLE)
signed Beckmann and dated A 44 (lower right)
oil on canvas
85 by 45cm., 33 1/2 by 17 3/4 in.


1944

Entkleidetes Café
signed 'Beckmann' (lower right); 
inscribed and dated by Quappi Beckmann '"das entkleidete café" 12. 
Mai 1944' (on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
10 5/8 x 14 ½ in. (27.2 x 36.8 cm.)
Executed in Amsterdam on 12 May 1944


outdoor , 1943



DAME MIT SPIEGEL (LADY WITH A MIRROR)
signed Beckmann and dated A43 (lower left)
oil on canvas
100.5 by 70.5cm.
39 1/2 by 27 3/4 in.


Nachtstilleben mit Sonnenblumen
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann A.43' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 5/8 x 17 5/8 in. (85.3 x 44.6 cm.)
Painted in Amsterdam in 1943






Möwen im Sturm (Seagulls in the Storm)
signed Beckmann and dated A42 (upper right)
oil on canvas
70.3 by 50.4cm.
27 5/8 by 19 7/8 in.


Leave-taking , 1942

Oil on canvas. 
95.5 x 56.5 cm

Carmen Thyssen Collection


1941 , triptych 


Quappi and Indian , 1941


Selbstbildnis, Der Zeichner im Spiegel (Manon) 
dated 'Dezember 40' (lower left) 
pen and black and brown ink on paper 
8 1/8 x 7 in. (20.7 x 17.6 cm.) 
Executed in December 1940 





Un bar à Paris
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann P. 39' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (80.7 x 59.8 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1939


Mondnacht am Meer (grün)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 31 5/8 in. (60.2 x 80.2 cm.)
Painted in Amsterdam, 1938


Kinder des Zwielichts - Orkus (Children of the twilight - Orcus)
signed Beckmann, dated 39  and inscribed T. (lower right)
oil on canvas
81 by 60cm., 31⅞ by 23⅝in.


self - portrait , 1939



Self-Portrait With Horn , 1938

Stilleben mit Tulpen und Ausblick aufs Meer 
signed and dated 'Beckmann A 40' (upper right) 
oil on canvas 
31 5/8 x 23 7/8 in. (80.4 x 60.5 cm.) 
Painted in Amsterdam in 1938


Hölle der Vögel
oil on canvas
47 1/8 x 63 1/8 in. (119.7 x 160.4 cm.)
Painted in 1937-1938


Still life with Yellow Roses , 1937

Oil on canvas. 
110.5 x 65.5 cm

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid


Still - life , 1937


Türkenbundlilien (Turk's Cap Lilies)
signed Beckmann and dated A.37 (lower right)
oil on canvas
60 by 80cm. 23 5/8 by 31 1/2 in.

Self-Portrait , 1937

Nordseelandschaft I (Gewitter)North Sea I (Thunderstorm)
Signed Beckmann and dated B. 37 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
22 by 27½ in. 56.5 by 71.5 cm


Self-Portrait , 1936

Quappi mit Papagei (Quappi with Parrot) (1936)

Strandszene (Beach scene)
Signed Beckmann, dated 36 and inscribed für Anna Lehmbrukken 
Souvenir (lower right)
Gouache and watercolor on paper
18 3/4 by 23 7/8 in.
47.6 by 60.7 cm

SELBSTBILDNIS MIT GLASKUGEL 
(SELF-PORTRAIT WITH CRYSTAL BALL)
Signed and dated Beckmann B.36 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
44 by 26 in.
110 by 65 cm

Detail , 1935

Self portrait with Black Cap , 1934


Der Frühstückstisch (blau)
Signed Max Beckmann and dated B 34 (upper left)
Oil on canvas
15 3/4 by 39 3/8 in.
40 by 100 cm

Grosser Steinbruch in Oberbayern (Large Quarry in Upper Bavaria)

signed and dated upper left: Beckmann / O.34 

oil on canvas

canvas: 34 1/8 by 46 3/4 in. 86.7 by 118.7 cm

framed: 47 1/4 by 59 1/2 in. 120 by 151 cm

Painted in Ohlstadt in 1934.



Journey on the Fish , 1934



The Little Fish , 1933


Brother and sister , 1933


The Rape of Europa , 1933


Mädchen mit Hunden spielend (Girls playing with Dogs)
Signed and dated Beckmann B 33 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
25 1/2 by 38 3/8 in.
64.8 by 97.5 cm

BULLOCK SHED , 1933



离开 , 1932-35

Quappi in Pink Jumper , 1932 - 1934

Oil on canvas. 
105 x 73 cm

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid


Portrait of Quappi in pink and purple , 1931


Paris Society , 1931


“Mardi gras parisino” (1930)


Künstler am Meer (Artists by the Sea)

signed Beckmann and dated F.30 (upper left)

oil on canvas

36.2 by 24.4cm., 14¼ by 9⅝in.

Painted in 1930.


Self-Portrait with a Saxophone , 1930


Still life with a fallen candle , 1930



Reclining nude , 1929


1928 , The world was a stage


Frühlingslandschaft mit Neubau 
pencil on paper 
Image size: 10½ x 5½ in. (26.7 x 14 cm.)
Sheet size: 11 7/8 x 8¼ in. (30.1 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in 1928 


Bathers , 1928




Female nude with dog , 1927


Schlafende am Strand (Quappi at the Beach)
indistinctly signed Beckmann and dated 27 (upper right)
oil on canvas
41 by 100.5cm. , 16 1/8 by 39 1/2 in.






Stilleben mit Rosen
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann F 27' (lower center)
oil on canvas
22 ¾ x 25 ¼ in. (57.6 x 64 cm.)
Painted in Frankfurt in June-July 1927


Self-Portrait in Tuxedo , 1927
Portrait of Zeretelli , 1927




Stillleben mit Violetten Dahlien(Still-Life with Purple Dahlias)
signed Beckmann and dated F 26 (lower right)
oil on canvas
70 by 34.5cm
27 1/2 by 13 1/2 in.


Stilleben mit Türkenbund (Blumen mit Zigarrenkiste)
signed and dated 'Beckmann F. 25' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. (50.2 x 47.2 cm.)
Painted in Frankfurt in 1926




Bildnis eines Türken (Portrait of a Turk)

signed and dated lower right: Beckmann / F 26 

oil on canvas

canvas: 26 1/2 by 17 7/8 in. 67.3 by 45.4 cm

framed: 34 3/4 by 25 5/8 in. 88 by 65 cm

Painted in Frankfurt in 1926.



Smoking self-portrait  , 1926



The artist and his wife , 1925


Small Landscape, Viareggio , 1925



 Galleria Umberto , 1925


Carnival in Naples , 1925





Stilleben mit Grammophon und Schwertlilien 
signed and dated 'Beckmann F 24' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
45 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (114.5 x 55 cm.) 
Painted in Frankfurt in 1924 


Self-Portrait with a CigaretteFrankfurt 1923



Stadtansicht mit Eisernem Steg
drypoint, 1923, on laid paper, watermark BSB, a fine, strong impression, signed in pencil, numbered 21/60, published by Paul Cassirer, 1924, with wide margins, the sheet slightly reduced, otherwise in good condition
Plate 215 x 280 mm.,





The Disillusioned I  from Trip to Berlin 1922


Self-Portrait in the Hotel , 1922


Selbstbildnis
woodcut, on cream Japon paper, 1922, 
signed in pencil, from the edition of 75 proofs on Japon paper, 
published by Verlag R. Piper, Munich
Image: 8⅝ x 6 (220 x 155 mm.)


Beach , 1922

Totenhaus (Hofmaier 252)
Image: 373 by 470mm; 14¾ by 18½in
Sheet: 532 by 682mm; 21 by 26 7/8 in
Woodcut, 1922


The Nice in Frankfurt am Main , 1921




Hinter den Kulissen, from: Jahrmarkt
drypoint, 1921, on wove paper, signed in pencil, from unnumbered (as issued) edition of 125, published by Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., Munich, 1922, with their blindstamp, the full sheet, pale time-staining around the image, otherwise in good condition, framed
Image: 210 x 306 mm.


1921 , Self- portrait with bucket hat




Carnival , 1920




Christmas , 1919


1919 , The Synagogue in Frankfurt am Main in 1919.


Die Ideologen, from Die Hölle
lithograph, on Japon paper, 1919, signed and titled in pencil, with wide margins, creasing in places (primarily in the margins), six tears in places at the sheet edges, tape remains in place on the reverse sheet edges (showing through), framed
Image: 26 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (679 x 489 mm.)


Malepartus, from: Hölle
lithograph, 1919, on simili Japan paper, signed and titled in pencil, numbered 5/75, a fine, rich and slightly tonal impression, published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, with margins, the sheet reduced on all sides, a pale moisture stain in the right margins, a short tear at the right sheet edge, some minor creases and handling marks in the margins, the subject in very good condition
L. 662 x 403 mm.

Christmas 1919 (H. 155 B.) 
drypoint, 1919, on Zanders wove paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of approximately fifty impressions, published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, 1920, a good impression with much burr, the full sheet, with tape stains at the corners recto and verso, otherwise in good condition
P. 175 x 235 mm., S. 345 x 440 mm. 



Auferstehung (Resurrection) (H. 132)
240 by 332 mm 9 3/8 by 13 in 
sheet 370 by 450 mm 14 1/2 by 17 3/6 in
Drypoint, 1918


Landschaft mit ballon, from Gesichter 

signed in pencil and inscribed Strasse (18)

drypoint on Japan paper

plate: 9¼ by 11⅜ in. 234 by 290 mm.

sheet: 13 by 14⅛ in. 329 by 360 mm.

Executed in 1918



Lovers II (H. 126 II.A.) 
drypoint, 1918, on laid paper, signed in pencil, inscribed Liebespaar (Probehanddruck) gehört mir, a hand-printed trial proof of the second, final state, a very good, tonal impression, before the portfolio edition of Gesichter of one hundered (forty on Japon and sixty on laid paper) published by the Marées Gesellschaft, Munich, this impression cited by Hofmaier as one of three known trial proofs of this state (he records only one proof of the first state), probably the full sheet, several short nicks and tears at the upper sheet edge at left, small foxmarks and minor surface dirt in the margins, otherwise in good condition
P. 218 x 257 mm., S. 380 x 523 mm. 


Café Music (H. 130 III.B.a.) 
drypoint, 1918, on laid Japon, signed in pencil, dated and inscribed Concertkaffee (18), an impression of the third, final state, from the edition of forty on this paper before steel-facing (there was also an edition of sixty on laid paper, after steel-facing), a good impression printing with a light tone and much burr, published by the Marées Gesellschaft, Munich, 1919, with their blindstamp, probably the full sheet, a deckle edge at right, generally in very good condition
P. 313 x 231 mm., S. 384 x 305 mm. 


Madhouse (H. 135 III.B.a.) 
drypoint, 1918, on Japon, signed in pencil, an impression of the third, final state, from the unnumbered edition of forty impressions before steel-facing (there was also an edition of sixty after steel-facing, and a posthumous edition), a good impression printing with much burr, published by the Marées Gesellschaft, Munich, 1919, with their blindstamp, probably the full sheet, generally in very good condition
P. 255 x 302 mm. 








Happy new year , 1917


Still life with cats , 1917

Evening - Self-Portrait with the Battenbergs, from: Gesichter (H. 90 II.B.a.)
drypoint, 1916, on Japon, signed in pencil, titled Mitternacht, an impression of the second state (of three), from the edition of forty before steelfacing (there was also an edition of sixty on laid paper, after steelfacing), published by the Marées Gesellschaft, Munich, 1919, with their blindstamp, probably the full sheet, a deckle edge at right and below, in very good condition
P. 239 x 178 mm., S. 300 x 32 mm. 


Battenbergs (H. 96 III.B.) 
drypoint, 1916, on simili Japan paper, signed in pencil, an impression of the third, final state, from the edition of forty on this paper (there were also ten impressions on Japon), published by Verlag Karl Lang, Darmstadt, 1920, probably the full sheet, a deckle edge at left, some minor creasing at the sheet edges, generally in good condition
P. 177 x 237 mm., S. 280 x 395 mm. 


Lovers I (Liebespaar I) (Hofmaier 88)
238 by 300 mm 9 3/8 by 11 13/16 in
Drypoint, 1916


Selbstbildnis mit Griffel, from Gesichter (Hofmaier 105)

signed in pencil

drypoint on laid paper

plate: 11¾ by 9½ in. 299 by 240 mm.

sheet: 17⅝ by 14½ in. 448 by 370 mm.

Executed circa 1916


Gesellschaft (Hofmaier 86) 
drypoint, 1915, on wove paper, Hofmaier's second state (of 3), signed in pencil, annotated 'I. Zustand', one of 50 impressions from the edition of 1918, with full margins, generally in good condition, framed
P. 10 1/8 x 12½ in. (257 x 318 mm.)


declaration of war (hofmaier 78)
200 by 249mm; 7 7/8 by 9¾in
Drypoint, 1914, signed and dated in pencil, from the edition of 50, inscribed Kriegserklärung, published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, on laid paper with the watermark J.W. Zanders, with full margins, in good condition apart from very slight mount-staining and occasional fox marks


Declaration of War (H. 78 II.B.b.) 
drypoint, 1914, on wove paper, signed in pencil, an impression of the second, final state, from the total edition of fifty on various papers, a good impression with much burr, published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, 1918, with wide margins, a deckle edge below, the sheet slightly reduced at the sides, otherwise in good condition
P. 200 x 247 mm.

The Large Operation, from: Gesichter (H. 81 VI.B.a.) 
drypoint, circa 1914, on Japon, signed in pencil, titled and dated Grosse Operation (1914), an impression of the sixth, final state, from the edition of forty before steelfacing (there was also an edition of sixty on laid paper, after steelfacing), published by the Marées Gesellschaft, Munich, 1919, with their blindstamp, probably the full sheet, a deckle edge at left, in very good condition
P. 297 x 440 mm., S. 370 x 512 mm. 


Weeping Woman (H. 72 III.a.) 
drypoint, 1914, on Zanders laid paper, signed and dated in pencil, an impression of the third, final state, from the total, unnumbered edition of fifty impressions on various papers, published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, 1918, the full sheet, generally in very good condition; with At the Piano (H. 59 B.c.) by the same hand, etching, 1913, signed in pencil, the full sheet, in very good condition
P. 240 x 190 mm., S. 443 x 360 mm.


Double Portrait of Max Beckmann and Minna Beckmann-Tube (1909)


Tanzlokal 
oil on canvas 
19¾ x 23¾ in. (50.2 x 60.3 cm.) 
Painted in 1909 


Self-Portrait with Raised Hand , 1908

Oil on canvas. 
55 x 45 cm

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Self-Portrait in Florence , 1907


Great Scene of Agony , 1906


Small Death Scene by Max Beckmann, 1906


Junge Männer am Meer, 1905


Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
Oil on canvas
42 7/8 by 31 1/8 in.
109 by 79 cm

Brandung, Kleine Marine (Breakers, small Marine)
oil on canvas
48.9 by 55.5cm., 19 by 21 7/8 in.


Backbend (Acrobat)
bronze
length: 32.4 cm., 12 3/4 in.


Reclining figure (H. 232.B.a)
drypoint
plate: 288 by 525 mm 11 3/8 by 20 5/8 in


Frau in der Nacht (H. 175.B.b)
Drypoint
plate: 245 by 320 mm 9 5/8 by 12 5/8 in


Claridge II
Oil on canvas
35 1/2 by 17 3/4 in.
90 by 45 cm



FRAU IM BETT (WOMAN IN BED)
oil on canvas
40 by 80cm.
15 3/4 by 31 1/2 in.

The Three Sisters

Motherhood











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