Lot 525 
525
Max Beckmann
Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut, 1921.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 33,900 Sold:
€ 33,750 / $ 38,137 (incl. surcharge)
Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut. 1921.
Drypoint.
Hofmaier 180 III B (of IV B) Gallwitz 153. Signed. Erroneously inscribed "2. Zustand“, presumbaly by J. B. Neumann. From the first edition of presumably 50 copies. On BSB laid paper (with watermark). 32.1 x 24.5 cm (12.6 x 9.6 in). Sheet: 50,3 x 33,7 cm (19,8 x 13,3 in).
Published by J. B. Neumann, Berlin. [AM].
• This is one of the most important graphic sheets in Max Beckmann's œuvre.
• Made after end of WWI, when he was intesively occupied with print art and saw increasing recognition.
• The artist's self-portraits have always been subject of museum exhibitions, for example in the 2011 show "Max Beckmann. Selbstbildnisse in der Graphik" at the Kupferstichkabinett of the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (since 1959, Galerie Günther Franke).
Private collection Southern Germany (obtained from the above in 2003).
Drypoint.
Hofmaier 180 III B (of IV B) Gallwitz 153. Signed. Erroneously inscribed "2. Zustand“, presumbaly by J. B. Neumann. From the first edition of presumably 50 copies. On BSB laid paper (with watermark). 32.1 x 24.5 cm (12.6 x 9.6 in). Sheet: 50,3 x 33,7 cm (19,8 x 13,3 in).
Published by J. B. Neumann, Berlin. [AM].
• This is one of the most important graphic sheets in Max Beckmann's œuvre.
• Made after end of WWI, when he was intesively occupied with print art and saw increasing recognition.
• The artist's self-portraits have always been subject of museum exhibitions, for example in the 2011 show "Max Beckmann. Selbstbildnisse in der Graphik" at the Kupferstichkabinett of the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (since 1959, Galerie Günther Franke).
Private collection Southern Germany (obtained from the above in 2003).
525
Max Beckmann
Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut, 1921.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 33,900 Sold:
€ 33,750 / $ 38,137 (incl. surcharge)
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