Max Beckmann Druckgraphik 1914 – 1924
Max Beckmann (1884–1950) is not only one of the outstanding painters, but also one of the great printmakers of the 20th century. This catalog book, which appears on the occasion of the exhibition with the same name in the Staatlichen Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, shows a selection of about 130 prints. They are from the phase, so decisive for Beckmann's development, between the outbreak of World War One – which led to a deep crisis and a fundamental re-orientation for the artist – and the transitory consolidation in the mid-1920s. Between 1914 and 1924, he executed a total of 156 engravings, 72 lithographs, and 16 woodcuts. Already during his time at the Academy, Beckmann had worked with the most important graphic printmaking techniques: engraving, woodcuts, and lithography. Especially his self-portraits – whether as isolated image or in scenic contexts – became a thread running through his entire oeuvre. Among the high points of Beckmann's graphic printmaking are the reproduced portfolios "Hell" (1919), "Fairground" (1921), and "Berlin Journey" (1922). From 1924 on, Beckmann turned with increased concentration to painting, and printmaking receded into the background. The prints created up to this time are typical of Beckmann's art, whose goal was "to give people a picture of their destiny".
Hardcover
28 x 24 cm
160 pages
193 b/w illustrations
German
Out of print
ISBN 978-3-936636-48-2
2005
Artists:
Editors:
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Max Beckmann (1884–1950) is not only one of the outstanding painters, but also one of the great printmakers of the 20th century. This catalog book, which appears on the occasion of the exhibition with the same name in the Staatlichen Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, shows a selection of about 130 prints. They are from the phase, so decisive for Beckmann's development, between the outbreak of World War One – which led to a deep crisis and a fundamental re-orientation for the artist – and the transitory consolidation in the mid-1920s. Between 1914 and 1924, he executed a total of 156 engravings, 72 lithographs, and 16 woodcuts. Already during his time at the Academy, Beckmann had worked with the most important graphic printmaking techniques: engraving, woodcuts, and lithography. Especially his self-portraits – whether as isolated image or in scenic contexts – became a thread running through his entire oeuvre. Among the high points of Beckmann's graphic printmaking are the reproduced portfolios "Hell" (1919), "Fairground" (1921), and "Berlin Journey" (1922). From 1924 on, Beckmann turned with increased concentration to painting, and printmaking receded into the background. The prints created up to this time are typical of Beckmann's art, whose goal was "to give people a picture of their destiny".
Hardcover
28 x 24 cm
160 pages
193 b/w illustrations
German
Out of print
ISBN 978-3-936636-48-2
2005
Artists:
Editors:
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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