Main River Landscape (Mainlandschaft)

1918

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image shows a river scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon is in the upper third with a bridge stretching across the river. On one side are trees, and on the other, buildings. The sky above shows a representation of the sun or moon behind expressive clouds. The painting employs a sketch-like style with loose, fluid brushstrokes. The monochromatic color palette uses black and white. In the water below, there are several boats, some with rowers.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black ink

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 x 30 cm (9 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 35 x 39.6 cm (13 3/4 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.64.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hofmaier 1990, no. 128, State iv/iv A (trial proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Max Beckman, Peoria, gift to NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

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 left in graphite: Mainlandschaft (Probedruck); lower center in graphite: (illegible); lower right in graphite: Beckmann 18

Wikidata ID

Q74065885

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