Dünenlandschaft, Farbangaben (Sketch with Notations) [p. 7]
1926 to 1950
![Dünenlandschaft, Farbangaben (Sketch with Notations) [p. 7] by Max Beckmann](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/dnenlandschaft-farbangaben-sketch-with-notations-nga-64956.webp)
Medium
graphite on perforated, cream paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 20 cm (5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.42.1
Art Historical Context
Max Beckmann's *Dünenlandschaft,bangaben (Sketch withations)* [p. 7] captures the artist's keen eye for nature in a intimate graphite drawing on perforated cream paper, just 14 x 20 cm. Created sometime between 1926 and1950, this sketch depicts a dune landscape—a motif evoking the windswept coasts of Europe—with precise lines delineating rolling sands and sparse vegetation. The perforated edges hint at its origin in a sketchbook, ideal for quick, on-site studies, while handwritten color notations (*Farbangaben*) reveal Beckmann's preparatory mindset, planning hues for a potential painting. As...
About the Artist
Max Beckmann
Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (1884-1950) stands as one of the most significant German painters of the twentieth century, a complex artist who bridged Expressionism and the New Objectivity while forging a deeply personal visual language. Born in Leipzig into a middle-class family, Beckmann's artistic journey spanned from academic classicism through the traumatic crucible of World War I to a mature s...