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Klagende Frau (Studie zur Kreuztragung). 1910.
Pencil drawing.
Signed, dated and inscribed "Studie zur Kreuztragung". On firm creme paper. 31.9 x 26.2 cm (12.5 x 10.3 in), size of sheet.
PROVENANCE: Faerber & Maison, Ltd., London (until 1970: Sotheby's, London).
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired in 1980: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: Max Beckmann, Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne, April 19–June 24, 1984, cat. no. 81 (illustrated)
Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann – Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair House, Kulturforum Altana, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, October 19–December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1–April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27–June 30, 2002 (not in catalog).
Max Beckmann: Von Angesicht zu Angesicht, Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, September 17, 2011–January 22, 2012.
LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 235th auction, June 5/6, 1980.
Sotheby's, London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors and Sculpture, November 11, 1970, lot 53 (illustrated as "Studie für die Kreuztragung“).
Expressive drawing in very good condition. Minimal browning in the margins, partly somewhat irregular. A few small studio marks. A few faint handling marks.
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