Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)

The Departure of Orpheus from his Mother (Abschied Orpheus' von der Mutter) from the illustrated book Eurydikes Wiederkehr, Drei Gesänge (The Return of Eurydice, Three Cantos)

Author:

Johannes Guthmann

Date:

(1909)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 7 11/16 x 6 3/4" (19.6 x 17.2 cm); sheet: 9 13/16 x 8 3/16" (25 x 20.8 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove "japan" (Strathmore).

Publisher:

Pan-Presse (Verlag Paul Cassirer), Berlin

Printer:

Pan-Presse, Berlin

Edition:

60 (including 25 on Japan paper, and 35 on "japan" paper (Strathmore) [this ex.]); plus 4 known state proofs

Credit Line:

Gift of J. B. Neumann

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Reference:

Glaser 3. Gallwitz 3 (3). Hofmaier 10 II b. Rifkind 123 3. Feilchenfeldt-Brandis 84.0.B

MoMA Number:

8.1932

Themes:

Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Lithography