Tischgesellschaft in einer Bar (Five People at a Table in a Bar) [p. 13]
1876 to 1900
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graphite on paper
Dimensions
page size: 20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 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
1984.64.57.7
Art Historical Context
Max Beckmann's *Tischgesellschaft in einer Bar (Five People at a Table in a Bar)* captures an intimate moment of urban social life through the intimate medium of graphite on paper. This modest drawing, measuring just 20.8 x 16.5 cm, showcases Beckmann's mastery of line and form, likely rendered with quick, expressive strokes that define figures in a dimly lit bar setting. As a key figure in German Expressionism and later New Objectivity, Beckmann often explored the human condition amid modernity's tensions, and this work hints at the everyday interactions that fueled his psychological depth. ...
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...