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138
Max Beckmann
Frau in der Nacht, 1920.
Drypoint
Post auction sale: € 5,400 / $ 6,102
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Frau in der Nacht. 1920.
Drypoint.
Signed, numbered and inscribed "Frau auf Sofa"by a hand other than that of the artist. From an edition of 40 copies. On Japon. 24.7 x 31.7 cm (9.7 x 12.4 in). Sheet: 35,8 x 51,9 cm (13,77 x 20,07 in).
From the complete edition of 50 copies, numbered by a hand other that that of the artist. Published by Kabinett Peter Zingler, Frankfurt, 1921. [MH].

• In Max Beckmann's typical style, with powerful, expressive lines.
• The artist depicts a moment of subtle eroticism and female empowerment.
• The night is a central motif for Beckmann, representing the unconscious, melancholy, and inner withdrawal
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PROVENANCE: Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (since 2008: Hauswedell & Nolte).
In family ownership ever since.

LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, catalogue raisonné no. 175 B b (of B b).
Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 147.
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Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 412th auction, December 5, 2008, lot 189.




 

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