Self-Portrait

1914

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image is a sketch depicting a man's head and shoulders. The man's position is front-facing, slightly angled to the left. Both of his eyes are visible, along with detailed facial features such as deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a slightly downturned mouth outlined with dark lines. His short, closely cropped hair is shown with hatch marks. The man's clothing is suggested with basic lines for a collar and jacket, without specific patterns or colors. The background is plain with no identifiable elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hofmaier 1990, no. 74, State Bb


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Karl Buchholz; purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald from the Office of the Alien Property Custodian, January 6, 1945; given to NGA, 1945

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

Bibliography

1962

  • Gallwitz, Klaus. Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Radierungen, Lithographien, Holzschnitte. Karlsruhe: Badischer Kunstverein, 1962.

1990

  • Hofmaier, James. Max Beckmann, Catalogue raisonné of his Prints. 2 vols. Bern: Gallery Kornfeld, 1990.

Inscriptions

lower right below plate in graphite: Beckmann 14

Wikidata ID

Q65023999

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