Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) Wir kommen aus der Badeanstalt (We are leaving the public pool; study for the ink drawing Badetreppe), 1948 Pencil on paper 8-7/8 x 6-3/4 inches (22.5 x 17.1 cm) (sheet) Titled lower left and inscribed lower right: Wir kommen aus der Badeanstalt / 27 Nov 48, St L [St. Louis] Property from the William A. Glaser Collection PROVENANCE: The artist; His wife, Mathilde Q. Beckmann, inherited from the above, 1950; Dr. Frederick & Mrs. Norma Doob, New York, gift from the above, circa 1961; Private collection, New York, by descent from the above; Galerie St. Etienne, New York, 2003; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2004. This drawing will be included in the catalogue raisonné of Max Beckmann's drawings currently being prepared by Dr. Stephan von Wiese and Hedda Finke, Berlin. We thank them for their invaluable cataloguing assistance. The work is a sketch for the larger ink drawing Badetreppe, signed and dated "Beckmann / 28 / Juli / Boulder (Co) 1949." HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice