In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This closely packed image portrays a mix of people at a holiday party. A skeleton-like war veteran with a patched eye is just one of several inebriated patrons whose celebration of a new year, Beckmann implies, is pure folly. The artist often worked in drypoint, a method of directly scratching a plate to create an image that, when inked, retains a velvety burr around the lines. The technique allowed him to work spontaneously, similar to sketching with a pen on paper.
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George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) — The Shower-bath
Max Beckmann — Company III. Family Battenberg
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938) — On the Street
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) — Speicher, Kroll and B
Jan Toorop (Dutch, 1858–1928) — A Group of Laborers
Egon Schiele — Lovers (Self-portrait with Wally)
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) — War Series: The Bacc
Russell T. Limbach (American, 1904–1971) — The Elevator
James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949) — The Seven Deadly Sins: An
Karl Hofer (German, 1878–1955) — At the Window II
Max Beckmann — Galleria Umberto
John Copley (British, 1875–1950) — A Night Scene
