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Schlafendes Mädchen im Kornfeld. 1922.
Drypoint.
Signed and titled "Schlafendes Mädchen im Kornfeld" by a hand other than that of the artist. From an edition of ca. 50 copies. On laid paper (with the watermark "BSB"). 18 x 24 cm (7 x 9.4 in). Sheet: 26,7 x 42 cm (10,5 x 16,5 in).
Published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin.
PROVENANCE: Art trader Ilse Schweinsteiger, Munich.
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above in 1996).
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. 88.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 246 B.
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 216.
In good condition. All in all minimally discolored. The sheet has a vertical crease in the right and left margins. There are a few tiny brown spots in the right margin. With old mounting remains on the reverse of the upper margin, showing through to the recto.
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