THE COLLECTION
Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)
Weeping Woman (Weinende Frau)
- Date:
- (1914, published 1918)
- Medium:
- Drypoint
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 9/16 x 7 1/2" (24.3 x 19 cm); sheet: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2" (44.5 x 34.3 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, slightly textured, wove.
- Publisher:
- J. B. Neumann, Berlin
- Printer:
- unknown
- Edition:
- 50; plus 4 known state proofs and 5 known trial proofs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Reference:
- Glaser 65. Gallwitz 49 c. Hofmaier 72 III B c.
- MoMA Number:
- 262.1940
- Themes:
- War
- Techniques:
- Intaglio
German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse
March 27–July 11, 2011
This is thought to be a portrait of Beckmann's mother-in-law. Her son, Martin Tube, was killed in action in October, 1914.