Lovers
1876 to 1900
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View on museum website →Medium
pen and blue-green ink on tracing paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 x 21.6 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.90
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, Max Beckmann's *Lovers* captivates with its intimate of two figures entwined in a tender embrace. Created between 1876 and 1900, this drawing measures a modest 27.6 x 21.6 cm and exemplifies Beckmann's early exploration of human connection. Donated by Mrs. Max Beckmann it offers a personal glimpse into the artist's world, housed in the CG-W Department as a classified drawing. Executed in pen and blue-green ink tracing paper, the work highlights the medium's unique qualities. Tracing paper's translucency allowed for layered sketches or overlays, com...
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...