Drypoint. Signed and numbered. On wove paper. 19.8 x 39.2 cm. Sheet: 37,4 x 53,8 cm.
Printed by Heinrich Wetteroth, Munich. Published by R. Piper & Co., Munich. [AW].
- Expressive etching characterized by clear and concise lines. - The work depicts Beckmann's first wife, Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881-1964), accompanied by a self-portrait. - Following this graphic work, an oil painting with a very similar composition was created in 1924 (Göpel 353), but Beckmann painted over Minna's head with the features of his second wife, Quappi (Mathilde) Beckmann (1904-1986), whom he married in 1925.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, cat. no. 280 II B (of B) Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, cat. no. 238. -- Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Hommage an Beckmann. Eine Privatsammlung, 225th auction, June 23, 2000, lot 40 (illustrated).