Portrait of Dostoevsky (Bildnis Dostojewskis),
1921

Max Beckmann, 1884–1950; born Leipzig, Germany; died New York, NY

x1990-233

Information

Title

Portrait of Dostoevsky (Bildnis Dostojewskis)

Dates

1921

Maker

Max Beckmann

Medium

Etching on off-white laid paper (Gallwitz 160)

Dimensions

plate: 16.9 x 11.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.) sheet: 34.9 x 26.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Sophie Goldberg Bargmann and Valentine Bargmann

Object Number

x1990-233

Inscription

Signed in pencil, lower right: Beckmann Blind-stamp of Marées - Gesellchaft (publisher), lower right: Ganymede and eagle in oval

Culture

European

Type

prints

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1990," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 50, no. 1 (1991): p. 16-69., p. 23 (illus.)

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Citation

Max Beckmann (1884–1950; born Leipzig, Germany; died New York, NY), Portrait of Dostoevsky (Bildnis Dostojewskis), 1921. Etching on off-white laid paper (Gallwitz 160); 16.9 x 11.8 cm (plate), 34.9 x 26.6 cm (sheet). Bequest of Sophie Goldberg Bargmann and Valentine Bargmann (x1990-233)
Princeton University Art Museum.
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/17390

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