Toilette

1923

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image shows a woman seated on a wooden chair, gripping her hair with both hands. She is looking at her reflection in a mirror placed in front of her. The woman has distinct facial features, including prominent cheekbones and full lips. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a form-fitting dress or top. The rectangular mirror reflects her face in a different expression, possibly contemplative. The background consists of bold, straight lines, suggesting windows or shutters. The scene is rendered in a stark black and white contrast, typical of woodcut prints.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on moderately thick wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.3 x 14.9 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.1 x 28 cm (13 13/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.93.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hofmaier 1990, no. 258, State iii/iii (Bb)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Franz Bader, Inc., Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Chevy Chase, MD (Lugt 4740), purchased October 1, 1968; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

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 in graphite: Beckmann; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 7294/1; by later hand (probably I.B. Neumann), lower left in graphite: Vorm Spiegel (Before the Mirror); by later hand, lower right in graphite: 223B; by later hand, lower edge in graphite: 263250-[J6] C/660

Wikidata ID

Q75406977

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