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Max Beckmann
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Max Beckmann
- CAFEEHAUSSZENE (COFFEE HOUSE SCENE)
- signed Beckmann, dated 16 Mai 20 and inscribed der braven Bummi (upper right)
- charcoal on paper
- 28.4 by 22cm., 11 1/8 by 8 5/8 in.
Provenance
Sale: Gutkunst und Klipstein, Bern, 5th June 1959, lot 40
Richard L. Feigen & Co., Inc., Chicago (acquired in 1965)
Robert B. Mayer Collection (sale: Christie's New York, 15th November 1989, lot 17)
Purchased at the above sale by the family of the present owner
Exhibited
Indiana, Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Collector's Choice III, 1964-65
Literature
Stephan von Wiese, Max Beckmanns zeichnerisches Werk 1903-1925, Dusseldorf, 1978, p. 218, no. W 453
Condition
Executed on a printed base (cream laid paper), not laid down and hinged to the mount in three places along the upper edge. The sheet has been previously folded, resulting in a horizontal flattened crease across the centre of the work and three evenly spaced vertical creases running down the work. There are also small diagonal creases to the upper and lower right corners. There is a small stain to the upper left corner. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."