Drypoint. Signed. From an edition of 50 copies. On firm wove paper. 42.8 x 25.9 cm. Sheet: 53,3 x 37,3 cm. Published by Kabinett Peter Zingler, Frankfurt, in cooperation with I.B. Neumann, Berlin. [AW]. - A compositional masterpiece of a cityscape. - Beckmann set up his own printshop not far from the “Eiserner Steg” (Iron Bridge) depicted here. - This enabled him to produce particularly beautiful, grainy prints. - This rare print combines Beckmann's technical skill with his typically cool, dissecting view of reality. LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 243 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 213.
Das Frankfurter Stadtbild im Wandel (1822-1997), Frankfurter Sparkasse, Frankfurt am Main, December 1, 1997-January 9, 1998. 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. 87. Expressionismus im Rhein-Main Gebiet . Künstler -Händler - Sammle, Museum Giersch, Frankfurt am Main, April 3-July 17, 2011, cat. no. 57 (illustrated) Schießbude und Irrenhaus. Die Mappenwerke von Max Beckmann 1919-1922, August Macke Haus, Bonn, February 6-May 3, 2015, cat. no. 48
Eva Ralis Collection, née Fromm (1919-2007). Art trader Dr. Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt a. Main. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above around 1975). In family ownership ever since
In good condition. Slightly discolored and a few tiny brown spots. Two small restored tears (approx. 6-12 mm) in the center of the right edge of the sheet. The outer edges of the sheet are slightly irregular due to the paper, with some minor scuffing along the lower edge.
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Drypoint. Signed. From an edition of 50 copies. On firm wove paper. 42.8 x 25.9 cm. Sheet: 53,3 x 37,3 cm. Published by Kabinett Peter Zingler, Frankfurt, in cooperation with I.B. Neumann, Berlin. [AW]. - A compositional masterpiece of a cityscape. - Beckmann set up his own printshop not far from the “Eiserner Steg” (Iron Bridge) depicted here. - This enabled him to produce particularly beautiful, grainy prints. - This rare print combines Beckmann's technical skill with his typically cool, dissecting view of reality. LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 243 B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 213.
Das Frankfurter Stadtbild im Wandel (1822-1997), Frankfurter Sparkasse, Frankfurt am Main, December 1, 1997-January 9, 1998. 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. 87. Expressionismus im Rhein-Main Gebiet . Künstler -Händler - Sammle, Museum Giersch, Frankfurt am Main, April 3-July 17, 2011, cat. no. 57 (illustrated) Schießbude und Irrenhaus. Die Mappenwerke von Max Beckmann 1919-1922, August Macke Haus, Bonn, February 6-May 3, 2015, cat. no. 48
Eva Ralis Collection, née Fromm (1919-2007). Art trader Dr. Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt a. Main. Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (acquired from the above around 1975). In family ownership ever since
In good condition. Slightly discolored and a few tiny brown spots. Two small restored tears (approx. 6-12 mm) in the center of the right edge of the sheet. The outer edges of the sheet are slightly irregular due to the paper, with some minor scuffing along the lower edge.
Max Beckmann 
