ヴァリエテ（寄席）
1924
Step right up to the cabaret! Max Beckmann captures the chaotic energy of 1920s Berlin nightlife in this 1924 print. A line of dancers kicks high into the air beneath a banner referencing the hit song 'Yes! We Have No Bananas,' though here humorously scrawled in reverse as 'O NO WE HAVE NOT BANANAS.' In the foreground, spectators watch the spectacle with detached amusement, a common theme for Beckmann as he critiqued the decadence of Weimar Germany. The edition number '10/50' at the bottom reveals this is one of a limited series, likely a lithograph given the expressive, crayon-like lines.
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- Lithograph
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