THE COLLECTION
Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)
Declaration of War (Die Kriegserklärung)
- Date:
- 1914
- Medium:
- Drypoint
- Dimensions:
- plate: 7 13/16 x 9 3/4" (19.8 x 24.8 cm); sheet: 13 1/8 x 17 9/16" (33.3 x 44.6 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, slightly textured, wove (Van Gelder Zonen).
- Publisher:
- J. B. Neumann, Berlin
- Printer:
- The artist
- Edition:
- unique state proof before the edition of 50; plus 7 known trial proofs
- Credit Line:
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Reference:
- Glaser 73. Gallwitz 57. Hofmaier 78 I.
- MoMA Number:
- 302.1951
- Themes:
- War
- Techniques:
- Intaglio