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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Dancer and Male Audience

1922

Max Beckmann

Associated Names

Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image shows a collection of loosely drawn lines and shapes forming an abstract arrangement resembling a group of figures. Central to the composition is a figure gesturing, possibly evoking a dancer or performer. Other shapes resemble sitting figures with minimal facial features, suggesting a casual gathering. One shape resembles a wide-brimmed hat.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 17.3 x 12.5 cm (6 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1985.18.32

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2017

Max Beckmann: The World as a Stage, Kunsthalle Bremen; Museum Barberini, Potsdam, 2017.

Bibliography

1978

Wiese 1978, 487.

Wikidata ID

Q64613849

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