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Max Beckmann

German · 1884–1950 · Painter, Printmaker

Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Max Beckmann, Selbstbildnis gelb-rosa, 1943, Öl auf LeinwandSelbstbildnis gelb-rosaGrisebach · €23,225,000≈ $24,279,415≈ £19,907,687Sign up to see
  2. Max Beckmann, Weiblicher Kopf in Blau und Grau (Die Ägypterin), 1942, Öl auf LeinwandWeiblicher Kopf in Blau und Grau (Die Ägypterin)Grisebach · €5,530,000≈ $6,469,547≈ £4,848,645Sign up to see
  3. Max Beckmann, Quappi mit grünem Sonnenschirm, 1938, Öl auf LeinwandQuappi mit grünem SonnenschirmGrisebach · €5,398,000≈ $5,690,572≈ £4,492,793Sign up to see

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  1. Max Beckmann, Bildnis Dr. Heinrich Simon, 1922, Lithographie
    Bildnis Dr. Heinrich Simon, 1922
    Lithograph
    52 x 30,9 cm, Darstellung; 63,4 x 46,2 cm, Blattgrösse
    Kornfeld · · Lot 216
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 1,250–View at Kornfeld ↗
  2. Max Beckmann, Frauenbad, 1922, Kaltnadel
    Frauenbad, 1922
    Etching
    43,7 x 28,6 cm, Plattenkante; 52,5 x 49 cm, Blattgrösse
    Kornfeld · · Lot 217
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 6,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  3. Max Beckmann, Die Pelzmütze, 1923, Kaltnadel
    Die Pelzmütze, 1923
    Etching
    32,8 x 21,7 cm, Plattenkante; 47 x 31,7 cm, Blattgrösse
    Kornfeld · · Lot 218
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 4,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  4. Max Beckmann, Kasbek, 1923, Etching on firm hand-made wove paper
    Kasbek, 1923
    Etching · Paper
    49 x 21.2 cm (67.5 x 43.4/44 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 227
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30,000–35,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Max Beckmann, Der Ausrufer (Selbstbildnis), 1921, Etching on wove paper
    Der Ausrufer (Selbstbildnis), 1921
    Etching · Paper
    33.5 x 25.5 cm (52.7 x 37.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 258
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Max Beckmann, Selbstbildnis, 1922, Holzschnitt auf leicht rosafarbenem Japan
    Selbstbildnis, 1922
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    22,5 × 15,5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 260
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Max Beckmann, Frau mit Kerze, 1920, Holzschnitt
    Frau mit Kerze, 1920
    Print (other)
    49,8:34 cm, Blattgrösse
    Kornfeld · · Lot 228
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 12,500–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Max Beckmann, Tanzendes Paar, 1922, Holzschnitt
    Tanzendes Paar, 1922
    Print (other)
    18,3:11,2 cm, Darstellung; 41,7:28,5 cm, Blattgrö
    Kornfeld · · Lot 231
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 3,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Max Beckmann, Das Karussell, 1921, Etching on Japan paper with cropped watermark "R"
    Das Karussell, 1921
    Etching · Paper
    28.5 x 25.4 cm (44.7 x 37 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 367
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Max Beckmann, Madhouse, 1918, Etching on Japan laid paper with blind stamp of Marées-Gesellschaft
    Madhouse, 1918
    Etching · Paper
    26 x 30 cm (34 x 36.7 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 360
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗

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About Max Beckmann

Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. In the 1920s, he was associated with the New Objectivity, an outgrowth of Expressionism that opposed its introverted emotionalism. Even when dealing with light subject matter like circus performers, Beckmann often had an undercurrent of moodiness or unease in his works. By the 1930s, his work became more explicit in its horrifying imagery and distorted forms with combination of brutal realism and social criticism, coinciding with the rise of Nazism in Germany.

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In museum collections

  • Max Beckmann, Bathing Women, SketchBathing Women, Sketch, 1910
    http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/600dac50566f461a9ba9377c8193483f · Public domain
  • Max Beckmann, Self-Portrait (Laughing)Self-Portrait (Laughing), 1910
    Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin · Public domain
  • Max Beckmann, Bearing of the CrossBearing of the Cross, 1911
    Hamburger Kunsthalle · Public domain
  • Max Beckmann, Society (II)Society (II), 1911
    Moritzburg Art Museum · Public domain

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