Laboratory

Date
Artist
Max Beckmann, German, b. Leipzig, 1884–1950
Provenance
Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York, to 4 January 1956
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 4 January 1956-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History
BUCHHOLZ GALLERY, New York. "Beckmann," 17 November-6 December 1947, no. 10, ill. p. 3.
CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, San Francisco. "3rd Annual Exhibition of Painting," 1 December 1948-16 January 1949, ill. p. 43.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Paintings from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation Collection: A View of the Protean Century," no. 8. Tour: M. KNOEDLER & CO., New York, 31 October-24 November 1962; CURRIER GALLERY OF ART, Manchester, New Hampshire, 16 December-12 January 1963; CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, Pittsburgh, 30 January-26 February; EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, Indiana, 16 March-12 April; MUNSON-WILLIAMS PROCTOR INSTITUTE, Utica, New York, 30 April-27 May; J. B. SPEED ART MUSEUM, Louisville, 13 June-10 July; MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, 30 July-25 August; SEATTLE ART MUSEUM,11 September-8 October; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 26 October-23 November; COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ART CENTER, 11 December-7 January 1964; DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 26 January-23 February; OKLAHOMA ART CENTER, Oklahoma City, 12 March-8 April; BROOKS MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Memphis, 25 April-23 May; ATLANTA ART ASSOCIATION, 10 June-7 July; SAGINAW ART MUSEUM, Michigan, 25 July-22 August; MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 8 September-6 October; ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM, Pennsylvania, 24 October-21 November; MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, 9 December-10 January 1965; BROOKLYN MUSEUM, New York, 8 February-5 April.
MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE, Paris. "Max Beckmann," 24 September-28 October 1968, no. 86, ill. Tour: HAUS DER KUNST, Munich, 9 November-6 January 1969; PALAIS DES BEAUX ARTS, Brussels, 16 January-1 March.
KUNSTVEREIN HANNOVER, Hanover, Germany. "Spiegelbilder," 9 May-30 June 1982, cat. Tour: WILHELM LEHMBRUCK MUSEUM, Duisburg, Germany, 11 July-25 August; HAUS AM WALDSEE, Berlin, 10 September-24 October.
MUSEEN DER STADT, Cologne. "Max Beckmann," 19 April-24 June 1984, no. 59, ill.
MUSEUM LUDWIG, Cologne. "Max Beckmann–Fernand Leger: Surprising Confrontations," 21 May-28 August 2005, cat.
HAMBURGER KUNSTHALLE, Hamburg, Germany. "Max Beckman: The Still Lifes," 5 September 2014-18 January 2015, color ill. p 163.
Published References
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. Curt Valentin Gallery Photo Archives, c.v. 77, vol. 1, no. 55.
See more items in
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
German Expressionism
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.428
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 3/8 × 40 1/4 in. (90 × 102.2 cm)