Max Beckmann
1884 - 1950
Die Ideologen. 1919.
Lithograph.
Signed, titled, and numbered. One of 75 copies. On imitation Japan paper. 71.3 x 50.6 cm (28 x 19.9 in). Sheet: 84,5 x 61 cm (33,26 x 24,01 in).
Sheet 6 of the series “Hell.” Printed by C. Naumann's Druckerei, Frankfurt am Main. Published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin, Fall 1919. [MH].
• The print series “Hell” occupies a central position in Beckmann's oeuvre.
• Here, Max Beckmann grapples with the experiences of World War I.
• In the years following World War I, Beckmann devoted himself intensively to printmaking; he produced only a few paintings.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Munich (1979, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, family-owned ever since).

LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, CR no. 144 (with ill., different copy).
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Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 231st Auction, June 8, 1979, lot 113 (with ill.).

In good condition. Slightly browned overall, with slightly more browning in the mat cutout. Some creases and crease marks. Three small tears (each approx. 4 mm) along the left edge of the sheet. The right edge of the sheet is irregular due to studio processing, resulting in a few tiny tears here as well.
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