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Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Max Beckmann

Frau im Bett, einen Brief lesend (Woman in Bed, Reading a Letter)

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May 20, 08:59 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Max Beckmann 

1884 - 1950 


Frau im Bett, einen Brief lesend (Woman in Bed, Reading a Letter)

signed Beckmann and dated 13. Okt. 45 A. (lower right)

pen and ink over pencil on paper

9 by 13 ⅛ in. 

22.9 by 33.3 cm. 

Executed in Amsterdam on 13 October 1945. 


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Stephan von Wiese.

Private Collection, New York

Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York

Joan and Lester Avnet, New York (acquired from the above in 1966)

Acquired as a gift from the above in 1978 by the present owner