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Figure Studies

in or after 1937

Max Beckmann

Associated Names

Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image displays rough, sweeping pencil lines and curves arranged in an abstract manner. Some lines suggest a reclining figure, while others hint at the contour of a guitar. The sketch allows for interpretations that connect to human figures and musical instruments.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on stationery of "Karl Buchholz, Buchhandlung Kunstausstellung"
Credit Line

Given in memory of Frederick Zimmermann by his wife, Dorothy Zimmermann
Dimensions

overall: 20.9 x 29.5 cm (8 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1985.18.23

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Drawing executed on back of typed letter from Karl Buchholz to Beckmann dated "16. September 1937."

Wikidata ID

Q64613822

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