I.B. Neumann and Martha Stern

1922

In this 1922 sketch, Max Beckmann captures a delightfully awkward moment between art dealer I.B. Neumann and his wife, Martha. While Martha gazes at him with intense, almost whispering devotion, her husband looks wide-eyed and slightly startled, clutching a tiny coffee cup like a shield. This loose, expressive style is classic Beckmann, stripping away polite pretenses to reveal the raw, slightly neurotic energy of the Weimar Republic era.

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