Playing Children, from the portfolio Faces

Max Beckmann German

Publisher Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co.

1918, published 1919

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Playing Children, from the portfolio Faces
Artist: Max Beckmann (German, Leipzig 1884–1950 New York)
Publisher: Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co.
Date: 1918, published 1919
Medium: Drypoint
Edition: Publisher's edition
Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 14 5/8 in. (37.5 × 37.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Reba and Dave Williams Gift, 1999
Object Number: 1999.232.18
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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