Morning, plate 11 from the portfolio ‘Day and Dream’
1946
Created in 1946 while Beckmann was living in exile in the US, this lithograph captures a gritty, unglamorous start to the day. A robust woman in a dark swimsuit perches on the edge of a bed, staring us down, while a disheveled man behind her nurses a drink, looking thoroughly hungover. This is plate 11 from the 'Day and Dream' portfolio, where Beckmann used his signature scratchy, energetic lines to expose the raw reality of post-war life. It feels less like a posed portrait and more like we’ve just stumbled into a private, slightly awkward morning moment.
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