Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut (Hofmaier 180.IIIB)

Max Beckmann (1884-1950) Selbstbildnis mit steifem Hut (Hofmaier 180.IIIB) drypoint, 1921, on laid paper, watermark Initials BSB in a Double Circle, a superb impression with rich burr, Hofmaier's third state (of four), signed in pencil, inscribed in pencil 2. Zustand, from the first edition of approximately fifty impressions, published by J. B. Neumann, Berlin, with wide margins, very pale light-staining, traces of surface dirt in the margins, remains of paper hinges at the upper sheet corners recto, otherwise in very good condition P. 313 x 247 mm., S. 494 x 339 mm.