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Max Beckmann

60 works

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Etching by Max Beckmann showing crowded, angular faces with open mouths and heavy cross-hatched shading.

Drie gezichten in schaduw

1916

Etching of a river with rowing boats, an arched bridge, trees along the far bank, and swirling clouds above a crescent moon.

Riviergezicht met roeiboten en brug

1918

Etching of a crowded group of people yawning with mouths open and hands raised, set in a cluttered interior.

Groep geeuwende mensen

1918

Etching of a dense crowd of men in hats, with string musicians behind them and a large cello scroll at the top.

Groep met daarachter drie muzikanten met strijkinstrumenten

1918

Etching of a gaunt nude body being lowered from a cross by figures on a ladder, with mourners gathered around.

Kruisafname

1918

Etching of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with a hand raised to his face, and a second face partly visible at right.

Weinende Frau (Weeping Woman)

1914

Etching of a tree-lined street with a hot air balloon floating in the sky above a tall cypress and houses.

Landschap met luchtballon

1918

Etching of three figures in a crowded interior, a woman with bobbed hair holding a cat, beside a man and a partial face.

Avond (zelfportret met de Battenbergs)

1916

Etching of a man and woman leaning from a window above a city street, with angular buildings and swirling smoke in the sky.

Man en vrouw leunen uit het raam en kijken uit over straat

1918

Blank cream paper sheet with deckled edges on a brown card mount, with a colour scale bar along the bottom.

Wederopstanding van Christus

1918

Black and white etching of a wooden bridge and city street with pedestrians, a lamppost, shop signs and tall buildings behind

Holzbrücke (Vorstadtstraße)

1922

Black and white print of a horse-drawn cart with figures on a road, a rising sun behind an arched bridge and houses.

Der Morgen

1923

Etched portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, gazing sideways, with loose hatched shading on a pale sheet.

Bildnis Dostojewskis

1921

Charcoal drawing of a chaotic street scene with men swinging clubs and sticks among angular architecture.

Das Martyrium

1919

Lithograph of a sleeping man holding an infant, a seated man beside a lamp, and a crouched woman under a window with wooden b

Die Nacht

1922

Black and white lithograph of a crowded tavern with angular figures, a man in a cap, a woman in a headscarf, and glasses on a

Kaschemme

1922

Etching of a man with cropped hair, cigarette in mouth, hand at ear, in front of a circus sign.

Der Ausrufer (Selbstbildnis)

1921

Etching of a standing man beside a seated woman seen from behind in a patterned garment, in a cluttered interior with a mirro

Garderobe

1921

Etching of a crowded cabaret-like interior with figures around a candlelit table, a curtain at left and a standing woman at r

Hinter den Kulissen

1921

Etching of a woman holding a rifle beside a shooting gallery target, a carved bird figure and round objects.

Schießbude

1921

Etching of a tall woman standing among a crowd of distorted faces, a tuba player and street signs in a dense city scene.

Der große Mann

1921

Etching of a man with braided hair beside a woman in a striped hat, with a crescent moon and city railings behind them.

"Der Neger"

1921

Etching of a crowded fairground carousel with riders on horses, spectators and children in the foreground.

Das Karussell

1921

Etching of two tightrope walkers with a balancing pole above a crosshatched lattice, with a Ferris wheel and wagons behind.

Die Seiltänzer

1921

Black-and-white print of stylized figures in a crowded dance scene, including a man with a spear and a woman in a spotted dre

"Niggertanz"

1921

Etching of a woman with a star headband and a snake around her neck, with a striped figure standing behind her at right.

Schlangendame

1921

Etching of a dense crowd of expressive faces packed together, with a central figure gazing forward intently.

Die Kriegserklärung

1914

Etching of a figure in a wide-brimmed hat with a hand to the face, with a second face emerging at the right edge.

Weinende Frau

1914