Young Man Holding a Pole

Max Beckmann

Associated Names
Max Beckmann

Artist, German, 1884 - 1950

The image is a sketch of a person standing in profile view, holding a long object. The figure has minimal facial details, a cap, and is wearing simple clothing. The background is plain, with no visible jewelry. The sketch is done in rough pencil lines on light, textured paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Max Kahn, New York

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.6 x 16.9 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.70.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Max Beckmann; gift to Max Kahn, New York; gift to NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

inscribed on the verso by Quappi Beckmann (the artist's wife): To Max Kahn with love from Mathilde Q. Beckmann / The drawing of the young man and sketch on the bottom of this side was done by Max Beckmann.

Wikidata ID

Q64613906

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