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MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950)

Lot 982
07.03.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1548219
Lot 982 | MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950)
Der Traum I (Totenklage)
drypoint
1923-24
on wove paper
signed in pencil, titled and inscribed Totenklage (Probedruck) and dated 23
a very fine, early proof impression, printing with much burr and a subtle plate tone
one of a small number of trial proofs, Hofmaier's state A (of B.d.)
before the edition of ten impressions on Japan paper and approximately 25 on wove paper
probably the full sheet, a deckle edge above
very pale staining in the margins, otherwise in good condition
Plate 46,1 x 21,4 cm. (18 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Sheet 62,1 x 36 cm. (24 3/8 x 14 1/8 in.)




Provenance

The Estate of the late Ethel S. Paul; Christie's, New York, 31 October 2005, lot 91.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

J. Hofmaier, Max Beckmann - Catalogue raisonné of his Prints, Bern, 1990, no. 302, pp. 742-743.



Exhibited

St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Max Beckmann – Works from Museum and Private Collections of Hamburg and Lübeck, November 2007 – January 2008, no. 89 (ill.), p. 140.
Artist:Max Beckmann (1884 - 1950)
Applied technique:Drypoint
Medium:Acrylic glass, Plastic
Art style:Expressionism
Place of origin:Western Europe, Germany, Europe
Auction house category:Prints & Multiples
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