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Max Beckmann "Portrait of Dostoyevsky (Bildnis Dostojewski)" original etching
Max Beckmann Portrait of Dostoyevsky (Bildnis Dostojewski) original etching


 
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$850.00


Item Code: 5257

Description
 
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Hofmaier 187. Printed in Germany in 1921 for the rare Ganymed portfolio of "Das dritte Jahrbuch der Marees Gesellschaft", published in Munich by Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. The drypoint was printed by Franz Hanfstaengl, of Munich. This is a rich, dark impression is from the unsigned edition of 950 printed on laid paper (the total edition was 1150, of which 200 were signed). The plate measures 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches (165 x 110 mm); with full original margins. Not signed.

Condition: there is foxing to the margins, not affecting the etched image (see the second photo). There is a bit of rippling to the paper but this appears more exaggerated in the photo than in actuality. This piece is in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art). An important German Expressionist print offered at an attractive price.