Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann 1884 - 1950 Badekabine. 1924. Drypoint. Signed and inscribed “Nach dem Bade (Probedruck).” Inscribed “15.7.24 Pirano” on the plate. Two copies are currently known to the catalogue raisonné. On firm wove paper. 34.3 x 21.7 cm (13.5 x 8.5 in). Sheet: 40 x 30 cm (15,7 x 11,8 in). More works from the Kropatscheck Collection are offered in our Evening Sale on Friday, December 4, 2026, our “Rare Books” auction on Monday, November 23, 2026, and in our Online Sale from January 15 through February 15, 2027 [AW]. • A painterly etching in Max Beckmann’s characteristic style of diagonal lines. • Angular forms and expressive gestures reach their artistic peak in his prints from the early 1920s. • In July 1924, the Beckmanns visited Pirano near Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. • Depicted is Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), the artist’s first wife: one of the last records of their intimacy before their separation. • Rare proof: Only two copies are currently known to the catalogue raisonné. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Switzerland. Fritz Eugen and Hannemarie Kropatscheck Collection, Hamburg (acquired from the above in 2001, Grisebach). LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, CR no. 305. Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, CR no. 272. - - Grisebach, Berlin, 95th Auction, Nov. 30, 2001, lot 53 (with ill.). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.05 h +/- 20 min.

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