Sale: 591 / Day Sale, June 07. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 125000711
Lot 125000711 
Raumbeispiel
125000711
Max Beckmann
Siesta, 1923.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,300 - 16,950
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Siesta. 1923.
Drypoint.
Signed and numbered. On wove paper. 19.8 x 39.2 cm (7.7 x 15.4 in). Sheet: 37,4 x 53,8 cm (14,7 x 21,1 in).
Printed by Heinrich Wetteroth, Munich. Published by R. Piper & Co., Munich. [AW].
• Expressive etching characterized by clear and concise lines.
• The work depicts Beckmann's first wife, Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), accompanied by a self-portrait.
• Following this graphic work, an oil painting with a very similar composition was created in 1924 (Göpel 353), but Beckmann painted over Minna's head with the features of his second wife, Quappi (Mathilde) Beckmann (1904–1986), whom he married in 1925.
PROVENANCE: Hans Kinkel Collection, Stuttgart/Munich.
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above in 2000).
Since then in family ownership.
EXHIBITION: Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, October 19–December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1–April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27–June 30, 2002, cat. no. 98.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 280 II B (of B)
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 238.
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Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Hommage an Beckmann. Eine Privatsammlung, 225th auction, June 23, 2000, lot 40 (illustrated).
Drypoint.
Signed and numbered. On wove paper. 19.8 x 39.2 cm (7.7 x 15.4 in). Sheet: 37,4 x 53,8 cm (14,7 x 21,1 in).
Printed by Heinrich Wetteroth, Munich. Published by R. Piper & Co., Munich. [AW].
• Expressive etching characterized by clear and concise lines.
• The work depicts Beckmann's first wife, Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), accompanied by a self-portrait.
• Following this graphic work, an oil painting with a very similar composition was created in 1924 (Göpel 353), but Beckmann painted over Minna's head with the features of his second wife, Quappi (Mathilde) Beckmann (1904–1986), whom he married in 1925.
PROVENANCE: Hans Kinkel Collection, Stuttgart/Munich.
Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above in 2000).
Since then in family ownership.
EXHIBITION: Spektakel des Lebens. Max Beckmann. Arbeiten auf Papier, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, October 19–December 9, 2001; Museum Folkwang, Essen, February 1–April 7, 2002; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, April 27–June 30, 2002, cat. no. 98.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 280 II B (of B)
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 238.
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Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Hommage an Beckmann. Eine Privatsammlung, 225th auction, June 23, 2000, lot 40 (illustrated).
125000711
Max Beckmann
Siesta, 1923.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,300 - 16,950
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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