Lot 352
  • 352

Max Beckmann

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Max Beckmann
  • Strandszene (Beach scene)
  • Signed Beckmann, dated 36 and inscribed für Anna Lehmbrukken Souvenir (lower right)

  • Gouache and watercolor on paper
  • 18 3/4 by 23 7/8 in.
  • 47.6 by 60.7 cm

Provenance

Anna Lehmbrukken, Amsterdam (acquired directly from the artist in 1936)
Thence by descent

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper. T-hinged to mount at four places along upper edge on verso. Artist's pinholes at all four corners. Sheet is time darkened overall with staining at extreme edges. Verso shows evidence of previous acidic mount with scattered studio stains. 3 inch hairline surface scratch below center of top edge. Otherwise fine, work is in good condition.
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