liegende Frau und sitzeder Mann (Reclining Female and Seated Male) [p. 19]
1876 to 1900
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graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 19 x 12.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.33.15
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the National Gallery of Art's collection, *Liegende Frau undender Mann* (Reining Female and Seated) is a delicate graphite by Max Beckmann, executed on a intimate sheet measuring just 19 12.5 cm. This modest work, gifted by Mrs. Max Beckmann, depicts a reclining woman alongside a seated man, ev quiet domesticity or introspection through simple, fluid lines. Dated between 1876 and1900—spanning Beckmann's childhood and adolescence—this piece offers a rare glimpse into the early development of one of the 20th century's most influential German artists. Beckmann, later renowned for his ...
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...