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Dancing Figures

possibly 1950

Max Beckmann

Associated Names

Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image displays abstract lines and shapes drawn in blue ink. Several wavy vertical and diagonal strokes are in the upper part, while a cluster of intersecting lines is in the lower section. The background contains a page from a ledger, with columns of months and grid lines. Stains and markings overlay the page, adding texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and blue ink on page from account ledger
Credit Line

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

overall: 11.1 x 19.3 cm (4 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1985.18.28

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right: br[...] Gugol 50 [b.]; on verso illegible inscriptions, dated?: [6?].3.juli / 50

Wikidata ID

Q64613830

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