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Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Self-Portrait
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Self-Portrait in Bowler Hat
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) published by I. B. Neumann (German)

Toilette (Before the Mirror)
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) published by Paul Cassirer (German)

Portrait of a Woman (possibly Gräfin Aga vom Hagen)
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Carnival in Naples
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Bathers
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Self-Portrait
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Seated Boy
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Woman's Bath
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) published by Verlag R. Piper and Company (German)

The Night, plate seven from Die Hölle
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) printed by C. Naumann's Druckerei (German) published by I. B. Neumann (German)

At the Hotel (The Dollar)
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) published by I. B. Neumann (German)

Dead Russian
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Women Fishing
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Evening, plate ten from Gesichter
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) printed by Franz Hanfstaengl (German) published by Verlag Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper and Company (German)

Group Portrait, Eden Bar
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) printed by Fritz Voigt (German) published by I. B. Neumann (German)

Ilonka
Max Beckmann German, 1884-1950

Behind the Scenes, plate three from Jahrmarkt
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) printed by Franz Hanfstaengl (German) published by Verlag der Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper and Company (German)

The Hunger, plate five from Die Hölle
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) printed by C. Naumann's Druckerei (German) published by I. B. Neumann (German)

Königin Bar (Self-Portrait)
Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950) published by Zingler's Kabinett (German)