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Weihnachten 1919. 1919.
Drypoint.
Signed. With the side-inverted date and the inscription "Weihnachten" in the plate. From an edition of ca. 50 copies. On Van Gelder Zonen wove paper (with the watermark). 17.2 x 23.5 cm (6.7 x 9.2 in). Sheet: 34,5 x 43,8 cm (13,5 x 17,2 in).
Published I. B. Neumann, Berlin 1920.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt am Main.
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, October 19–December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1–April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27–June 30, 2002, cat. no. 69.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 155 B (of B).
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 126.
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