Nov 03, 2016 - Sale 2429

Sale 2429 - Lot 483

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
MAX BECKMANN
Die Fürstin: Zweite Illustration zu Kapitel 1.

Drypoint, 1917. 181x140 mm; 7 1/8x5 1/2 inches, full margins. Second state (of 2). Edition of 130. Signed in pencil, lower right. With pencil additions on the floating figure's back. Published by Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar. From Die Fürstin. A superb, richly-inked impression.

According to Hofmaier, "On proofs of the deluxe and preferred editions contours along the floating figure's back are sometimes reinforced with pencil; probably these additions were made by the artist when he signed the proofs." Hofmaier 112.