Portrait of Marie Swarzenski, Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann
Portrait of Marie Swarzenski
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Max Beckmann

Portrait of Marie Swarzenski, ca. 1927


Blatt
575 x 475 mm
Darstellung
max. 520 x max. 360 mm
Physical Description
Black chalk and pastel in white, pink, purple, light and dark blue, green and grey, brush in grey and samples of grey pastel on dark brown wove paper, mounted on thick brown cardboard
Inventory Number
16822
Object Number
16822 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Georg Swarzenski (1876–1957) – a onetime director of the Städelsches Kunstinstitut – and his wife Marie belonged to the circle around Max Beckmann in Frankfurt. Here the artist captured Marie Swarzenski (1889–1967) in a pastel drawing. The soft crayons enabled him to ‘paint’ by overlapping and blurring the lines. Owing to their light hues in contrast to the brownish paper, they also lent themselves well to creating a sense of plasticity and strong light values. The figure appears lifelike and three-dimensional. At the same time, she avoids direct eye contact to the viewer so that, however captivating, the portrait also has an unapproachable quality.

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15.11.2024