Frontal Self Portrait with House Gable in Background

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.252
People: Max Beckmann, German (Leipzig, Germany 1884 - 1950 New York, N.Y., USA)
Title: Frontal Self Portrait with House Gable in Background
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1918
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/342223

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Drypoint

Dimensions

sheet: 49.8 x 37.5 cm (19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
image: 30.5 x 25.5 cm (12 x 10 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r., in graphite: Beckmann
inscription: signed l.r., in graphite: Beckmann
inscription: numbered, l.l., in graphite: 6/30

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Alice Adam Ltd., Chicago, IL] sold; to Howard Truelove (c. 1999-2012), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: 6/30
Standard Reference Number: Hofmaier 125, Glaser 106, Gallwitz 96

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of W. Howard Truelove
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.252
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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