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Theater, Plate 8 from Gesichter (H. 89)
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MAX BECKMANN
Theater, Plate 8 from Gesichter (H. 89)
drypoint, 1916, on laid paper, Hofmaier's third state (of four), edition Bb (of Bb), signed in pencil, from the edition of 60 on this paper, with the Marées Gesellschaft blindstamp, with full margins, extremely minor surface soiling in the upper left margin corner, old glue remains at the reverse of the lower left margin corner, otherwise in very good condition
P. 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (123 x 174 mm.)
S. 7¼ x 9 5/8 in. (183 x 244 mm.)
Theater, Plate 8 from Gesichter (H. 89)
drypoint, 1916, on laid paper, Hofmaier's third state (of four), edition Bb (of Bb), signed in pencil, from the edition of 60 on this paper, with the Marées Gesellschaft blindstamp, with full margins, extremely minor surface soiling in the upper left margin corner, old glue remains at the reverse of the lower left margin corner, otherwise in very good condition
P. 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (123 x 174 mm.)
S. 7¼ x 9 5/8 in. (183 x 244 mm.)
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"Beckmann has depicted a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Rigoletto, in this print. We see Rigoletto, the court fool of the Duke of Mantua, and his daughter Gilda, who has fallen in love with the Duke against her father's wishes. The scene is presented as though we are sitting in the audience just below the stage. The faces are dramatically lit from below, accentuating and distorting their expressions. In the background is the partially obscured figure of the conductor, who bears a strong resemblance to Beckmann's friend, Ugi Battenberg." (Schulz-Hoffmann and Weiss, p. 393)