id:			148329
accession number:	1975.53
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.53
updated:		2022-09-22 10:14:48.342000

The Faces (Die Gesichter): Happy New Year 1917, 1917. Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950). Drypoint; sheet: 29.8 x 37 cm (11 3/4 x 14 9/16 in.); plate: 24.2 x 29.8 cm (9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1975.53

title:				Happy New Year 1917
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series:				The Faces (Die Gesichter)
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creation date:			1917
creation date earliest:		1917
creation date latest:		1917
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	drypoint
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Drypoint
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hofmaier 108

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CREATORS

* Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 29.8 x 37 cm (11 3/4 x 14 9/16 in.); Plate: 24.2 x 29.8 cm (9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
state of the work:	V/V
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979
	opening date:   1979-09-04T04:00:00
	<i>Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 4, 1979-January 27, 1980).

	title:		German Expressionist Graphics
	opening date:   1980-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>German Expressionist Graphics</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 7-October 5, 1980).

	title:		Graphic Humor
	opening date:   1982-06-01T04:00:00
	<i>Graphic Humor</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-August 29, 1982).

	title:		Urban Vicissitudes
	opening date:   1985-06-25T04:00:00
	<i>Urban Vicissitudes</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 25-September 29, 1985).

	title:		Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper
	opening date:   2018-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
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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