Drypoint. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 50 copies. On Japan paper. 30.5 x 25.6 cm. Sheet: 56,5 x 45 cm.
Published by R. Piper & Co, Munich, probably in 1922. The numbering of the edition of 15 within the total edition of 50 was assigned by Günther Franke. [AW].
- Outstanding self-exploration with a thoughtful, stern gaze. - Max Beckmann's ability to analyze himself artistically is unmatched. - Other copies from this edition can be found in the collections of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.
LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 1, Bern 1990, cat. no. 125 II A b (of II B b). Klaus Gallwitz, Max Beckmann. Die Druckgraphik, Karlsruhe 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 96. - Max Beckmann, List no. 120. Curt Glaser, Julius Meier-Graefe et al., Max Beckmann, Munich 1924, no. 106 (different copy). Max Beckmann, Die Druckgraphik. Radierungen, Lithographien, Holzschnitte, ed. by Klaus Gallwitz, exhibition catalog, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe 1962, no. 96 (different copy). Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Hommage an Beckmann. Eine Privatsammlung, auction June 23, 2000, lot 15 (illustrated).
Edvard Munch 
