Mann mit erhobenem Arm (Man with a Raised Hand) [p. 68]
1926 to 1950
![Mann mit erhobenem Arm (Man with a Raised Hand) [p. 68] by Max Beckmann](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/mann-mit-erhobenem-arm-man-with-a-raised-hand-p-68-nga-64967.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
1984.64.42.12
Art Historical Context
**Mann mit erhobenem ArmMan with a Raised Hand is a compelling graphite drawing by Max Beck, created sometime between 1926 and1950. Rendered on a modest sheet of perforated cream paper measuring just 14 x 20 cm, this intimate work captures a solitary male figure in a dramatic gesture, emblematic of Beckmann's intense focus on the human form amid existential tension. Housed in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from Mrs. Max Beckmann, it exemplifies the artist's prolific output of drawings, which often served as personal meditations or studies for larger paintings. Beckmann, a leading figur...
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...