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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Crucifixion (Illustration for The Convicts' Bath) - Max Beckmann
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A powerful 1913 lithograph by Max Beckmann, created as an illustration for Dostoyevsky's writing, capturing raw human emotion through stark, expressive lines.
This lithograph by Max Beckmann, produced in 1913, serves as an illustration for a publication of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's work in the journal Kunst und Künstler. The composition reflects the artist's early engagement with the raw, emotive power of German Expressionism. Beckmann employs a stark, high-contrast approach, using heavy, gestural marks to define the figures against a dark, oppressive background.
The central figure of the crucified Christ is rendered with a sense of physical weight and suffering, avoiding traditional idealisation. To the left, a figure kneels in a posture of grief, while another stands to the right, their forms emerging from the shadows through jagged, energetic lines. The lack of clear spatial depth forces the viewer to focus on the psychological tension between the figures. The print demonstrates Beckmann's ability to translate literary themes into visual narratives that prioritise emotional truth over anatomical precision.
By 1913, Beckmann was moving away from the academic traditions of his training toward a more subjective mode of representation. This work captures the anxiety and existential weight that would characterise his later output. The lithographic medium allows for a directness of touch, where the artist's hand remains visible in every stroke. The resulting image is one of stark austerity, stripped of decorative elements to convey the gravity of the subject matter. It remains a notable example of early twentieth-century graphic art, demonstrating the capacity of the medium to communicate complex human conditions through minimal means.
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Specific Features
Every Solis piece is made to order with archival, gallery-quality materials built to last.
- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
Materials & Sizing
Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Crucifixion (Illustration for The Convicts' Bath) - Max Beckmann
Ordinarie pris
Från £28.00 GBP
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Från £28.00 GBP
Ordinarie pris
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Max Beckmann
Beckmann was dismissed from his teaching post in Frankfurt the day after Hitler's 1937 speech denouncing "degenerate art". He left Germany that same evening and did not return. The speed of the departure, one speech, one night, one exile, defined the rest of his life.
He was born in Leipzig in 1884 and trained at the Weimar Academy. His early work was relatively conventional; the First World War, where he served as a medical orderly, shattered both his style and his psychology. The paintings that followed, dense, allegorical, packed with symbolic figures in compressed, claustrophobic spaces, resist easy classification. His monumental triptychs, painted in exile in Amsterdam and later St Louis, combine mythology, autobiography and contemporary history.
He remains one of the twentieth century's most ambitious figurative painters, comparable in scale and intention to Picasso but less interested in formal innovation than in moral weight. He died in New York in 1950, at sixty-five.
He was born in Leipzig in 1884 and trained at the Weimar Academy. His early work was relatively conventional; the First World War, where he served as a medical orderly, shattered both his style and his psychology. The paintings that followed, dense, allegorical, packed with symbolic figures in compressed, claustrophobic spaces, resist easy classification. His monumental triptychs, painted in exile in Amsterdam and later St Louis, combine mythology, autobiography and contemporary history.
He remains one of the twentieth century's most ambitious figurative painters, comparable in scale and intention to Picasso but less interested in formal innovation than in moral weight. He died in New York in 1950, at sixty-five.
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