männliche Bildnisstudie (Male Profile) [p. 40]

1944-1949

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann
Artist, German, 1884 - 1950
The image features a sketch of a man's head shown in profile. The drawing includes the head and neck in a side view, emphasizing facial features like the nose, eye, and ear. The man's hair is depicted with shading and cross-hatching patterns. There are no details of clothing. The sketch is set against a plain, light-colored background with no additional elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann

  • Dimensions

    book: 20.7 x 16.3 x 1 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/16 x 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.64.38.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zeiller/Presler 2010, no. 21v

Associated Artworks

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The image consists of loosely drawn lines and shapes, including zigzag patterns, circular forms, and rectangular blocks. The composition may evoke familiar objects like a figure amid a chaotic environment with walls or barriers created by the zigzag lines. The round shapes resemble heads or spherical objects, while the rectangular shapes suggest building blocks or furniture. This abstract arrangement invites interpretation with connections to scenes of everyday life.

Interieur mit zwei Figuren (Interior with Two Figures) [p. 11]

Max Beckmann
1944
This is a photograph of a blank page in a sketchbook. The image shows a plain, off-white sheet of paper within a sketchbook. In the top right corner, there is a handwritten note in ink that reads "Sketchbook No 25." The page appears slightly aged with minor spots and creases, and the horizontal edges of the sketchbook are visible, with a hint of a blue cover on the left edge. The composition emphasizes the simplicity of an untouched canvas.

Beckmann Sketchbook 51

Max Beckmann
1944
The image displays a hand-drawn sketch of a person's head and partial face. The drawing is a minimalistic pencil outline on an off-white piece of paper. The head is in left profile, upside down. It includes an outlined nose, partially visible eye, eyebrow, and ear. The hair is represented with scribbled lines for a curly texture at the back. The sketch is on a blank background, with page texture visible at the edges. There are no other elements in the image.

männliche Bildnisstudie (Male Profile) [p. 12]

Max Beckmann
1944

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Max Beckmann, Peoria; gift to NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2010

  • Zeiller, Christiane, Gerd Presler.Max Beckmann : die Skizzenbücher = the sketchbooks. II. Ostifildern, 2010: 896, no. 21v

Wikidata ID

Q64610652

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