Prinses Ursula von Bärwalde rouwend om koning Jerum
1923
Max Beckmann gives us a bizarre, jagged scene that feels like a dark fairy tale gone wrong. A stoic woman sits beside a coffin containing an upside-down king wearing a crown—talk about a disrespectful burial! The cross behind her is marked '1923', anchoring this weirdness in the chaotic Weimar Republic era. Beckmann, a master of Expressionism, often used distorted figures to reflect the psychological trauma of his time, turning a traditional mourning scene into something almost cartoonish and unsettling. The sharp, scratchy lines suggest this is a print, adding to the raw, nervous energy of the piece.
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- Drypoint
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- Ink on paper
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