Art (1900-1945) > Expressionism Max Beckmann - Biography

Umarmung. 1922.
Drypoint.
Signed. From an edition of 50 copies. On Japan paper. 42.6 x 25.6 cm (16.7 x 10 in). Sheet: 55,8 x 44,5 cm (21,9 x 17,5 in).
Published by R. Piper & Co., Munich 1922.
PROVENANCE: Reinhard Piper, Munich.
Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger (acquired from the above in 1972).
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt/Main, Max Beckmann, February 17, 1972 - March 30, 1972, No. 37 (with the label on the reverse)
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. 84.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 236 IV B a (of d)
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 206.
In good condition. With slight mount staining. A few small foxmarks in the right edge of the sheet. The edges of the sheet are slightly creased in places and there are a few scuffs in the upper and lower edges, which are slightly more pronounced along the lower edge and extend into the image.
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