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Max Beckmann
The annual fair1922

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Drypoint or etching portrait of a broad-faced man resting his chin on his hand, with expressive hatched lines; a sign reading 'CIRCUS BECKM' appears behind him
Drypoint print with bold, expressive linework depicting two figures: a shaven-headed man at left holding his hand to his face, and a woman at right in profile wearing a patterned cap and low-cut top, framed by angular geometric elements in the background.
Drypoint or etching with bold cross-hatching; a man at left rests his hand against his face near a canvas and easel, while a woman in a low-cut bodice and dotted headband sits in three-quarter view at right; cursive signature at lower right.
Drypoint or lithograph print in black ink depicting a crowded interior scene with multiple figures in various costumes and dress, rendered in bold, angular lines with dense cross-hatching and strong contrasts.
Black and white print of a half-length figure of a woman in a corset-style bodice, holding long rods or arrows, with a small crown in her upswept hair. To her left, a target, circular forms, and a figurine with dotted patterns. Bold expressive linework.
Black and white drypoint print depicting a crowded street scene with multiple figures, diagonal architectural forms, and signage including the word "Panopticum." A standing nude figure occupies the center, surrounded by men in hats and spectators, rendered in dense, expressionistic cross-hatching with bold contrasts.
Drypoint print with bold cross-hatching depicting two figures in close proximity: a dark-skinned man facing forward with closed eyes at left, and a lighter-skinned man in profile wearing a tilted hat at right, against a fragmented urban background with partial lettering.
Black and white drypoint print depicting a crowded carousel scene with multiple figures, children and adults clustered around ornate carousel horses, rendered in bold expressive lines with dense cross-hatching; carnival structures and a partial ferris wheel visible in the background.
Black and white print with energetic cross-hatching; a seated figure with a large circular disc behind their head holds a thin rod, while a robed standing figure grasps a diagonal staff at right; angular lattice structures and small buildings fill the background.
Black and white lithograph depicting a crowded street scene with multiple figures in dynamic poses; bold, angular lines and heavy cross-hatching; a man with a staff at left, central figures carrying objects, and a woman in a spotted dress; artist's signature in lower right.
Etching with bold ink lines; large close-up face of a figure wearing a star-patterned headband and hoop earring in the foreground; smaller standing figure in striped body covering holding a spear at right; hatched shading throughout.

Max Beckmann, Kunstverlag Franz Hanfstaengl, The Barker (Self-Portrait), 1921, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Max Beckmann
Title
The annual fair
Place Made
Germany, Munich
Date Made
1922
Medium
Ten drypoints on handmade paper
Dimensions
See individual entries.
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.19a-j
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Gallwitz, Klaus. Die Druckgraphik: Radierungen, Lithographien, Holzschnitte. Katalogbearbeitung und Gesamtredaktion, Klaus Gallwitz. Hrsg. vom Badischer Kunstverein. Karlsruhe: Badischer Kunstverein, 1962.

  • Barron, Stephanie, and Sabine Eckmann. New Objectivity: Modern German Art in the Weimar Republic, 1919–1933. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.


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