Selbst im Hotel. 1922.
Lithograph.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Probedruck". Trial proof aside from teh edition of 100 copies. On simili Japan paper. 45.1 x 32.3 cm (17.7 x 12.7 in). Sheet: 53,1 x 44,1 cm (20,86 x 17,32 in).
Sheet one from the portfolio "Berliner Reise". Published by I.B. Neumann, Berlin 1922. [MH].

• Max Beckmann's self-portraits are among the central themes of his oeuvre.
• The powerful lines and clarity of the composition lend the work emotional depth.
• In the years after World War I until about 1924, Beckmann devoted himself intensively to graphic art, producing only a few paintings.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (inherited).

LITERATURE: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, CR no. 213 A (of B, illustrated, different copy).

“[Now] ‘Berlin 1922’ has been completed. I think it has turned out well and is quite amusing.”
Max Beckmann in a letter to publisher I.B. Neumann, April 15, 1922, quoted from: James Hofmaier, Max Beckmann. Catalogue raisonné of his prints, vol. 2, Bern 1990, p. 545.

In good condition. Slight mount staining and creasing. With isolated creases on the right side of the page and a horizontal crease along the top edge. With a few small brown spots and discolorations.