DrawingsGerman20th century

Portrait of Mrs. Swarzenski

1923

Artists

Max BeckmannArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper, darkened

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

46.2 x 29 cm (18 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1946-1956, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

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