Beckmann Sketchbook 55

1922-1930s

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image shows abstract shapes and lines in blue and red on a plain, aged paper background. The blue lines are small dashed and dotted marks in the upper left, while the red lines form an intricate squiggle resembling the outline of a bird in flight. Below these elements, there is a handwritten note in pencil describing the contents of a document. The composition suggests a draft or workbook page used for note-taking or sketching.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    folded sheets of paper stapled together with 7 loose sketches in graphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann

  • Dimensions

    page size: 21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.64.54.1-7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zeiller/Presler 2010, 940-942

Associated Artworks

See all 7 artworks
The image shows a pencil sketch on brown paper with two full-length figures standing close together. The person on the left is dressed in a long garment with a helmet-like structure on their head, while the person on the right is slightly taller and wearing a structured garment. Both figures are depicted in a simple and stylized manner with minimal facial features. The background is plain with the texture of the brown paper visible.

Tanzendes Paar (Couple Dancing)

Max Beckmann

1884

The image depicts a sketch of geometric structures that resemble buildings in a landscape. There are roof-like shapes in the foreground, tree forms, and rectangular shapes in the distance. The drawing is done with bold lines and angular shapes in a monochrome color palette on paper.

Gewächshäuser (Greenhouses)

Max Beckmann

1884

The image is a pencil sketch of a person's head and shoulders in profile view. The left side of the face is shown with a nose and chin. The facial features are drawn with bold lines, and the hair is suggested by a curved line. The sketch emphasizes the contours of the profile and includes lines for a jacket collar. The background is plain textured paper, and there are no other details.

Weibliches Profil (Female Profile)

Max Beckmann

1884

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: 940-942.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower center in graphite on cover: Inhalt 7lose Zeichnungen / contains seven separate sketch es on loose sheets

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