Second Illustration for Chapter One, from: The Duchess | Die Fürstin

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MAX BECKMANN 1884-1950 Leipzig 1884-1950 New York (German) Title: Second Illustration for Chapter One, from: The Duchess | Die Fürstin, 1917 Technique: Original Hand Signed Drypoint on wove paper. Paper size: 30.1 x 21 cm. / 11.9 x 8.3 in. Plate size: 17.6 x 13.5 cm. / 6.9 x 5.3 in. Additional Information: This original drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Beckmann" at the lower right margin, on the platemark. Our impression is from the edition of 130 which were each signed in pencil, there were also 370 impressions on laid paper which were unsigned. It is plate two from the series of six drypoints entitled “Die Fürstin” (The Duchess). It was printed by Carl Sabo, Berlin and it was published by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar in 1918 Note: Die Fürstin was the first of numerous collaborations between the artist and author Kasimir Edschmid and the subject of each drypoint is loosely based on the stories found in the novella. Literature: Hofmaier, J. (1990). Max Beckmann: Catalogue Raisonné of his Prints. Volume I. Bern: Kornfeld. Reference: Hofmaier 112 Condition: Very Good Condition. Pale mount staining. Foxing in the margins. Hinged at two points, verso.