Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)

Self-Portrait in Bowler Hat (Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut)

Date:

(1921, published not before 1922)

Medium:

Drypoint

Dimensions:

plate: 12 11/16 x 9 3/4" (32.3 x 24.8 cm); sheet: 21 1/8 x 16 1/2" (53.7 x 41.9 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid (BSB).

Publisher:

J. B. Neumann, Berlin

Printer:

unknown

Edition:

First edition, probably before April 1921: approx. 50, plus 4 known state proofs and 5 known trial proofs; Second edition, not before 1922: approx. 50 [this ex.], plus 1 known trial proof

Credit Line:

Gift of Edward M. M. Warburg

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Glaser 157. Gallwitz 153 b. Hofmaier 180 IV B.

MoMA Number:

313.1941

Themes:

Portraits

Techniques:

Intaglio