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Max Beckmann
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Max Beckmann
- JUPITER UND JOKASTE (JUPITER AND JOCASTA)
signed Max Beckmann and dated 46 (lower right)
watercolour, pen anﷺd ink and penciꦍl on paper
- 32.6 by 50.4cm., 12 7/8 by 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Mathilde Q. Beckmann, New York (the artist's wife)
Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York
Stanley J. Seeger, New York (acquired from the above in January 1957; sale: Sotheby's, New York, The Eye of a Collector - The Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, 9th May 2001, lot 65)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York
Stanley J. Seeger, New York (acquired from the above in January 1957; sale: Sotheby's, New York, The Eye of a Collector - The Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, 9th May 2001, lot 65)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery, The Actors by Max Beckmann, 1946, no. 14
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Drawings by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, 1947, no. 3
Saint Louis, City Art Museum; Detroit, Institute of Arts; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum (and travelling), Max Beckmann - Retrospective, 1948-49, no. 82, illustrated in the catalogue
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Der antike Mythos in der neuen Kunst, 1950, no. 12 (titled Jupiter & Jo)
New York, Catherine Viviano Gallery, Max Beckmann - An Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, 1957
Princeton, The Art Museum, Princeton University, The Stanley J. Seeger, Jr. Collection, 1961, no. 30
Bielefeld, Kunsthalle; Tübingen, Kunsthalle & Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Max Beckmann - Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1977-78, no. 193, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Drawings by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, 1947, no. 3
Saint Louis, City Art Museum; Detroit, Institute of Arts; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum (and travelling), Max Beckmann - Retrospective, 1948-49, no. 82, illustrated in the catalogue
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Der antike Mythos in der neuen Kunst, 1950, no. 12 (titled Jupiter & Jo)
New York, Catherine Viviano Gallery, Max Beckmann - An Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, 1957
Princeton, The Art Museum, Princeton University, The Stanley J. Seeger, Jr. Collection, 1961, no. 30
Bielefeld, Kunsthalle; Tübingen, Kunsthalle & Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Max Beckmann - Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1977-78, no. 193, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Mathilde Q. Beckmann (ed.), Tagebücher 1940-1950, Munich, 1955, mentioned twice p. 121
Mayan Beckmann, Siegfried Gohr & Max Hollein, Max Beckmann. Die Aquarelle und Pastelle (exhibition catalogue), Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 2006, no. 122, illustrated in colour p. 279
Mayan Beckmann, Siegfried Gohr & Max Hollein, Max Beckmann. Die Aquarelle und Pastelle (exhibition catalogue), Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 2006, no. 122, illustrated in colour p. 279
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, attached to the mount towards all four corners, floating in the mount. There are two minor specks of discolouration to the upper right quadrant and to the figure’s right side. There are some minor nicks along the upper edge. Apart from some minor time staining to all four edges, probably due to previous mounting, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although the paper tone is slightly warmer and the reds and oranges are slightly more subtle in the original than in the catalogue illustration.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."