Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)

Portrait of Reinhard Piper (Bildnis Reinhard Piper)

Date:

1921

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 23 1/4 x 16 1/8" (59.1 x 41 cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 18 11/16" (65 x 47.4 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid (Van Gelder).

Publisher:

R. Piper & Co., Munich

Printer:

Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich

Edition:

200 (including 50 on thin "Japan" paper and 150 on laid paper [this ex.]); plus 3 hors-commerce on yellow "Japan" paper and 1 known trial proof

Credit Line:

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Glaser 160. Gallwitz 156. Hofmaier 183 B d. Rifkind 139.

MoMA Number:

306.1951

Themes:

Portraits

Techniques:

Lithography