Portrait of W. R. Valentiner (1880-1958)

Artist Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950, active in the United States 1947–1950

DateNovember 5, 1950

MediumCharcoal on blue paper

Dimensionsoverall: 22 7/8 × 17 5/8 in. (58.1 × 44.8 cm)
frame: 37 × 29 × 3/4 in. (94 × 73.7 × 1.9 cm)

ClassificationsDrawings

Credit LineBequest of W. R. Valentiner

Object numberG.65.10.2

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ProvenanceCreated November 5, 1950, Max Beckmann’s apartment, New York [1]; given to W. R. Valentiner upon its completion; W. R. Valentiner, Los Angeles; shipped from Los Angeles to Raleigh, NC, October 1957 [2]; bequeathed to NCMA, 1958; Valentiner Estate, Raleigh, 1958 [3]; arrived at NCMA, 1965.

[1] See W. R. Valentiner, “Max Beckmann,” in Remembering Artists.
[2] Letter from Paul Wescher, Malibu, CA to Valentiner, Raleigh, October 5, 1957 (in curatorial file).
[3] 58.12.21-VE

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