Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)

Orpheus at the Shore II (Orpheus am Meer II) 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 1/2" (19.5 x 16.5 cm); sheet: 9 13/16 x 8 1/8" (25 x 20.7 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 2 known trial proofs

Credit Line:

Gift of J. B. Neumann

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Glaser 8. Gallwitz 3 (8). Hofmaier 15 I B b. Rifkind 123 8. Feilchenfeldt-Brandis 84.0.B

MoMA Number:

9.1932

Themes:

Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Lithography