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Lithograph, 1911.
Lithograph. 1911.
Lithograph. 1911.
Drypoint. 1912.
Etching and drypoint. 1913.
Drypoint. 1914.
Drypoint. 1915.
Drypoint. 1916.
Drypoint. 1916.
Drypoint. 1916 (?).
Drypoint. 1916 (?).
Drypoint. 1917.
Drypoint. 1917.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Drypoint. 1918.
Lithograph. 1919.
Lithograph. 1919.
Drypoint. 1919.
Lithograph. 1920.
Woodcut. 1920.
Woodcut. 1920.
Drypoint. 1921.
Drypoint. 1921.
Drypoint. 1921.
Drypoint. 1921.
Drypoint. 1921.
Lithograph. 1922.
Lithograph. 1922.
Lithograph. 1922.
Lithograph. 1922.
Woodcut. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Drypoint. 1922.
Woodcut. 1922.
Woodcut. 1923.
Drypoint. 1923.
Drypoint. 1923.
Woodcut. 1923.
Woodcut. 1923.
Drypoint. 1923.
Drypoint. 1924.
The complete set of 15 lithographs. 1946.
1884-1950
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DIE BERGPREDIGT
Signed in pencil lower right. From an edition of 40 unnumbered proofs on laid paper with full margins.
Size: 270 x 245 mm (502 x 340 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 21 II B b
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WITTENBERGPLATZ (BERLIN)
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and dedicated Für Mathilde Beckmann geb. Kaulbach.
Numbered lower left 6/15. On thick Japan.
Provenance: Quappi Beckmann, New York
Size: 241 x 223 mm (415 x 386 mm); 9-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches (16-3/8 x 15-1/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 31
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KNEIPE
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 33 B
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DIE VERGNUGTEN
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 53 B a
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VIERTE KLASSE II
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and dedicated Für Quappi.
One of 90 impressions on cream wove.
Provenance: Quappi Beckmann, New York
Size: 197 x 145 mm (436 x 375 mm); 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches (17-1/8 x 14-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 58 II C (of D)
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SELBSTBILDNIS
Signed and dated in pencil lower right Beckmann 14.
From the edition of 50 impressions on laid paper with the JW ZANDERS watermark.
Size: 240 x 178 mm (440 x 360 mm); 9-1/2 x 7 inches (17-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 74 B b (of B c)
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DIE GRANATE
Signed and dated in pencil lower right Beckmann 15 and numbered lower left 19/20.
On simili Japan.
Size: 386 x 288 mm (640 x 480 mm); 15-1/4 x 11-3/8 inches (25-1/4 x 18-7/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 80 III B
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DER ABEND (SELBSTBILDNIS MIT DEN BATTENBERGS)
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 10 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower right corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 240 x 179 mm (304/307 x 246 mm); 9-1/2 x 7 inches (12 x 9-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 90 II B b (of III D)
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DER RAUCHER (SELBSTBILDNIS)
Signed in pencil lower right. Titled in pencil lower left.
Proof before the edition of 20. On chamois Van Gelder Zonenlaid paper.
Hofmaier knows of only three other proof impressions.
Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam
Size: 173 x 125 mm (350 x 252 mm)
Size: 6-3/4 x 5 inches (13-3/4 x 10 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 98 II A
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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT GRIFFEL
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and inscribed and dated lower left Selbstporträt 1917.
Plate 19 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. Brilliant impression before the steel-facing on cream Japan.
Either an impression from the edition of 40 on Japan or a proof before the edition.
Size: 296 x 236 mm (435 x 332 mm); 11-5/8 x 9-1/4 inches (17-1/8 x 13-1/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 105 II (probably) B a (of II B b)
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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT GRIFFEL
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 19 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan). Splendid impression with rich tone.
Size: 296 x 235 mm (450 x 370 mm); 11-5/8 x 9-1/4 inches (17-3/4 x 14-5/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 105 II B b
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PROSIT NEUJAHR
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 17 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower right corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 239 x 300 mm (300/302 x 370/374 mm); 9-1/2 x 11-7/8 inches (12 x 14-5/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 108 VI B b
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ADAM UND EVA
Signed and dated in pencil lower right Beckmann 17.
From the edition of 50 impressions on laid paper with the JW ZANDERS watermark.
Besides this edition, Hofmaier records 4 proofs (II and III A).
Size: 227 x 172 mm (430 x 357 mm); 9 x 6-3/4 inches (17 x 14 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 110 III B c
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SELBSTBILDNIS VON VORN, MIT HAUSGIEBEL
Signed in pencil lower right and numbered 4/30 lower left. On medium-heavy wove with deckled edges on all sides. From the total edition of 150 of which 30 were numbered by Gunther Franke.
Image size: 304 x 257 mm (534 x 380 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 125 II B b
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SELBSTBILDNIS VON VORN, MIT HAUSGIEBEL
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 2 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 306 x 260 mm (450 x 375 mm); 12 x 10-1/4 inches (17-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 127 B b (of C b)
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MAINLANDSCHAFT
Signed and titled in pencil lower right.
Reference: Hofmaier 128 IV Ba
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DIE GÄHNENDEN
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 7 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 308 x 257 mm (450 x 370 mm); 12-1/8 x 10-1/8 inches (17-3/4 x 14-1/2 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 129 IV B b (of IV C b)
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CAFÉMUSIK
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 9 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 313 x 230 mm (448 x 370 mm); 12-3/8 x 9 inches (17-5/8 x 14-1/2 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 130 III B b
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KREUZABNAHME
Signed and dated in pencil lower right Beckmann 18, titled left Kreuzabnahme and inscribed (Handdruck erster Zustand). On chamois laid paper with watermark ORIGINAL HAND LINEN P & H, with full margins.
A brilliant, fine impression of the first state, with platetone. Extremely rare, Hofmaier records only further 2 impressions. In 1919, the second state of the print was published as Plate 11 in the portfolio Gesichter. Unlike the even and punchy impressions of the published state, executed by professional printers, this proof, pulled by the artist himself, shows a much greater variety of accents and differenciation and allows us to follow Beckmann's sensations and creative process.
Size: 305 x 254 mm (503 x 329 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 131 I (of II D)
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LANDSCHAFT MIT BALLON
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 14 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower right corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 233 x 295 mm (300 x 370 mm); 9-1/4 x 11-5/8 inches (11-7/8 x 14-1/2 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 134 II A b (of II B)
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IRRENHAUS
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 3 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 260 x 307 mm (370 x 370 mm); 10-1/4 x 12-1/8 inches (14-5/8 x 14-5/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 135 III B b (of III C b)
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SELBSTBILDNIS
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Plate 1 from Gesichter, a portfolio of 19 drypoints published by Verlag der Marées-Gesellschaft,
R. Piper & Co., Munich: 1919. With their blindstamp in the lower left corner.
One of 60 impressions on laid paper (and 40 on Japan).
Size: 275 x 258 mm (450 x 375 mm); 10-7/8 x 10-1/8 inches (17-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 137 II B b (of II C b)
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DER HUNGER
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 30/75 and titled "Der Hunger" lower left.
Plate 5 from Die Hölle, a portfolio of 11 lithographs published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin: 1919.
On simili Japan.
Size: 630 x 494 mm (710 x 552 mm); 24-3/4 x 19-1/2 inches (28 x 21-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 143 B
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DIE IDEOLOGEN
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 6/75 and titled "Die Ideologen" lower left.
Plate 6 from Die Hölle, a portfolio of 11 lithographs published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin: 1919.
On simili Japan.
Size: 713 x 510 mm (870 x 610 mm); 28 x 20 inches (34-1/4 x 24 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 144 B
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KAHLBAUM
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann. A rich, velvety impression of this scarce print. One of 10 impressions on Japan, before the edition of 40 on wove paper.
Reference: Hofmaier 157 II B a (of b)
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MOBILIERT
Signed in pencil. Plate 5 from the Stadtnacht portfolio. From the deluxe edition of 100 on thin Japan.
Reference: Hofmaier 169 B
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FRAU MIT KERZE
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered XII/XXX lower left.
One of 50 examples on Japan some of which were numbered by Günther Franke in Roman numerals.
Size: 300 x 148 mm (411 x 253 mm); 11-3/4 x 5-7/8 inches (16-1/4 x 10 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 171 III B b (of d)
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SELBSTBILDNIS 1920
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
One of 100 examples published in the deluxe edition of Kurt Pfister, Deutsche
Graphiker der Gegenwart, Klinkhardt and Biermann, Leipzig: 1920. On cream colored wove.
The complete book.
Size: 196 x 146 mm (315 x 240 mm); 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches (12-3/8 x 9-1/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 172 B
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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT STEIFEM HUT
Signed in pencil lower right. Inscribed in another hand lower left. On cream laid paper without watermark.
Image size: 323 x 245 mm (496 x 336 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 180 III B (of IV B)
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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT STEIFEM HUT
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
One of 50 examples of laid with the BSB watermark.
Size: 323 x 248 mm (537 x 425 mm); 12-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches (21-1/8 x 16-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 180 IV B
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HINTER DEN KULISSEN
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 193 B b
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DER GROSSE MANN
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 195 II B b
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NIGGERTANZ
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 199 Ba
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DIE ENTTÄUSCHTEN I
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 85/100 lower left.
Plate 2 from the portfolio Berliner Reise, 1922. On cream colored wove.
Size: 490 x 376 mm (675 x 535 mm); 19-1/4 x 14-7/8 inches (26-1/2 x 21-1/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 214 B
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DIE NACHT
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 5/100 lower left.
Plate 3 from the portfolio Berliner Reise, 1922. On cream colored wove.
Size: 455 x 360 mm (678 x 532 mm); 18 x 14-1/4 inches (26-5/8 x 21 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 215 B
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NACKTTANZ
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann, numbered lower left 82/100.
Plate 4 from Berliner Reise 1922, a series of ten lithographs published by Verlag I.B.Neumann, Berlin. On chamois wove paper.
Reference: Hofmaier 216 B
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DIE ENTTAUSCHTEN II
Signed and numbered in pencil numbered.
Reference: Hofmaier 218 B
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SELBSTBILDNIS
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann, numbered lower left 22/60, on chamois laid paper. From the total edition of 200 impressions (75 on Japan, 125 on laid paper), of which some were numbered by Günther Franke to x/60 (from the edition on laid paper). A fine impression of the final state, with full margins.
Size: 220 x 152 mm (529 x 414 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 226 III B f
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DER ZEICHNER IN GESELLSCHAFT
Signed and numbered in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 230 III B d
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FASTNACHT
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 231 II B c
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FRAUENBAD
Signed in pencil lower right. On wove paper.
Image size: 433 x 286 mm (526 x 375 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 234 B c (of d)
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UMARMUNG
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 236 IV B a
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STRAND
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 40/40.
One of 100 examples on wove some of which were numbered by Günther Franke
(and 50 on Japan).
Size: 215 x 330 mm (371 x 530 mm); 10 x 13 inches (14-5/8 x 20-7/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 239 B d
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GROSSE BRÜCKE
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
A brilliant impression on heavy wove. One of probably 50 impressions (besides 2 proofs
mentioned by Hofmaier).
Size: 426 x 258 mm (533 x 380 mm); 16-3/4 x 10-1/4 inches (21 x 15 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 243 B d
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TOTENHAUS
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered lower left 15/35.
A fine impression of this large and rare woodcut. On cream colored laid with full margins.
Size: 374 x 474 mm (530 x 614 mm); 14-3/4 x 18-5/8 inches (20-7/8 x 24-1/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 252 II B
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TOILETTE
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
Jet black impression on thick soft wove. One of about 35 impressions some of which
are not numbered.
Size: 224 x 150 mm (560 x 347 mm); 8-7/8 x 6 inches (22 x 13-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 258 III B b
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DIE PELZMÜTZE
Signed in pencil lower right. One of only a few on Japan. From the total edition of probably 50 on several papers.
Image size: 330 x 219 mm (477 x 320 mm)
Reference: Hofmaier 259 B a (of c)
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SPIELENDE KINDER
Signed in pencil.
Reference: Hofmaier 263 B b
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KLEINES TANZENDES PAAR
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann.
One a few impressions outside of the edition of 180. On light rose colored simili Japan.
Size: 177 x 101 mm (315/322 x 242/246 mm); 7 x 4 inches (12-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 267 B b
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GRUPPENBILDNIS EDENBAR
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and inscribed Hotel (Probedruck) lower left.
Hofmaier knows no more than 5 proofs of this monumental woodcut before the
edition of 40. On thick simili Japan.
Size: 495 x 497 mm (704 x 559 mm); 19-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches (27-3/4 x 22 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 277 II A (of B)
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KASBEK
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann and numbered 5/30 lower left.
On laid with BSB watermark. Splendid impression with rich burr.
Size: 493 x 213 mm (656 x 375 mm); 19-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches (25-3/4 x 14-1/8 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 281 B b
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DER TRAUM (TOTENKLAGE)
Signed in pencil lower right Beckmann, numbered 2/25 lower left
and titled at the lower sheet edge (Der Traum (Totenklage). One of 25 examples
on wove of which 25 were numbered by Gunther Franke in Roman numerals
(and 10 on Japan). Brilliant impression on cream colored wove with the Holland watermark.
Size: 455 x 206 mm (641 x 479 mm); 18 x 8-1/8 inches (25-1/4 x 18-3/4 inches)
Reference: Hofmaier 302 B d
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SELBSTBILDNIS
Signed in pencil and numbered.
Reference: Hofmaier 357-371