The Dream of War (Der Traum vom Krieg)

Max Beckmann

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Max Beckmann (Leipzig, Germany, 1884–1950, New York, New York). The Dream of War (Der Traum vom Krieg), 1946. Lithograph on wove paper, Image: 10 5/8 x 14 13/16 in. (27 x 37.6 cm) Sheet: 11 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (30 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Curt Valentin, 49.206.10. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Dream of War (Der Traum vom Krieg)

Date

1946

Geography

Place made: Germany

Medium

Lithograph on wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 10 5/8 x 14 13/16 in. (27 x 37.6 cm) Sheet: 11 13/16 x 15 3/4 in. (30 x 40 cm)

Signatures

Signed, "Beckmann" lower right corner in pencil

Inscriptions

Center in plate: "I COME BACK"; lower left in graphite: "58/90"; lower center in graphite: "X."; lower right in graphite: "Beckmann" Verso bottom left in graphite: 49.206-10"

Markings

Verso bottom left stamped: "Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn, N.Y." (Lugt 307a

Credit Line

Gift of Curt Valentin

Accession Number

49.206.10

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