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Self-Portrait

Artist
Max Beckmann, German, 1884–1950
Depicted
Max Beckmann, German, 1884–1950
Caster
Roman Bronze Works, New York, New York, active 1897–1980s
Date
1936, cast 1958–59
Material
Bronze
made in
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen state, Germany, Europe
Classification
Sculpture
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 13 x 12 5/8 in. (34.9 x 33 x 32.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Morton D. May
Rights
© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
870:1983
NOTES
Besides being a prolific painter and printmaker, Max Beckmann also produced a small group of eight sculptures. This brooding self-portrait shows the seemingly world-weary artist with down-turned mouth and sagging eye pouches. The artist’s stern expression nonetheless seems to suggest defiance at a difficult time in his life when his career was increasingly threatened by the rise of the National Socialists.
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