Interieur (Interior) [p. 1]
1876 to 1900
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View on museum website →Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
page size: 21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.58.1
Art Historical Context
Max Beckmann's *Interieur (Interior) [p. 1]* is a delicate graphite drawing on paper, capturing the intimate scale of a personal sketchbook page (21 x 16.5 cm). Dated within the late 19th century (1876–1900 this work offers a rare glimpse into the early development of one of the 20th century's most influential German artists. in 1884, a teenage Beckmann likely created this during his formative years, honing his observational skills before his rise as a leading Expressionist and New Objectivity figure. The drawing depicts a domestic interior, rendered with precise graphite lines that reveal Be...
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...