Interieur mit Figuren (Figures in an Interior) [p. 26]
1876 to 1900
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graphite
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.25.18
Art Historical Context
**Interieur mit FigurenFigures in an Interior)***Max Beckmann, graphite drawing, ca. 1876–1900* Step into the intimate world of Max Beckmann's early graphite drawing, *Interieur Figuren (Figures in Interior)*, a delicate sketch capturing figures within a domestic space. Created during Beckmann's formative years— as a young artist in late 19th-century Germany—this work showcases his budding talent for composition and human form. Beckmann, born in 1884, would later become a towering figure in German Expressionism, known for his bold, psychologically charged paintings and prints that grappled ...
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...