At the Hotel (The Dollar), 1923

Blatt: 376 x 268 mm
Platte: 296 x 200 mm

Physical Description: Drypoint etching on wove paper

Inventory Number: SG 3038

Object Number: SG 3038 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1949 from the collection of Ugi and Fridel Battenberg

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Texts

About the Work

The drypoint etching alludes to Jsrael Ber Neumann’s emigration to America in 1923. It shows Beckmann conversing with his dedicated gallerist and the latter’s partner at the time, Martha Stern. Neumann opened his new gallery on 57th Street in Manhattan and began energetically promoting modern German art, and in particular the art of Max Beckmann. He not only advised Alfred H. Barr jr. during the founding phase of the Museum of Modern Art, but also various private collectors such as Rockefeller.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: At the Hotel (The Dollar)

Artist

Max Beckmann

Publisher

Print Room J.B. Neumann (Berlin)

Serial Number / Edition: 11 / 21

Period Produced

20th century

Object Type

art print

Physical Description: Drypoint etching on wove paper

Material

vellum paper

Technique

dry point

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet mit Bleistift unten links: 11/21;
Signiert unterhalb der Darstellung rechts (mit Bleistfit): Beckmann; darunter gewidmet (mit schwarzem Stift): Meiner lieben Bum̅i z. Ihrem / Geburtstag 23

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): 100 [im Kreis]
Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): 30
Verso Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

Hofmaier 260 B a
Gallwitz 225
Glaser 231

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

Städtische Galerie

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1949 from the collection of Ugi and Fridel Battenberg

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Persons Shown

Iconclass

Primary

61B2(BECKMANN, Max)13(+55) historical person (BECKMANN, Max) - historical person (BECKMANN, Max) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait (+ full length portrait)
61B2(Stern, Martha) historical person (Stern, Martha)
61B2(NEUMANN, J. B.) historical person (NEUMANN, J. B.)
61B1 historical persons not known by name