Still Life with Cello and Bass Fiddle
Date
1950
Artist
Max Beckmann, German, b. Leipzig, 1884–1950
Provenance
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, to 21 June 1955
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 21 June 1955-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History
XXV BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE, Venice. "German Pavilion," 8 June-15 October 1950, no. 72.
BUCHHOLZ GALLERY, New York. "Max Beckmann," 3-28 April 1951, no. 1, ill.
CURT VALENTIN GALLERY, New York. "Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture," 18 December 1951-12 January 1952, no. 6.
CURT VALENTIN GALLERY, New York. "Max Beckmann," 26 January-20 February 1954, no. 23.
CURT VALENTIN GALLERY, New York. "Closing Exhibition: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings," 8 June-31 August 1955, no. 7.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Paintings from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation Collection: A View of the Protean Century," no. 9, ill. p. 18. 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.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 725, color ill. p. 494; p. 663.
MUSEEN DER STADT, Cologne. "Max Beckmann," 19 April-24 June 1984, no. 77, ill.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Roslyn, New York. "Works by Max Beckmann," 21 October 1984-13 January 1985, no. 32, ill.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Roslyn, New York. "An Ode to Gardens and Flowers," 10 May-9 August 1992, ill. p. 51; p. 76.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Max Beckmann in Exile," 9 October 1996-5 January 1997, color ill. p. 47; p. 48.
KUNSTHAUS ZURICH. "Max Beckmann and Paris: Matisse Picasso Braque Le?er Rouault," 25 September 1998-3 January 1999, cat. Tour: ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM, 6 February-9 May.
MUSEUM LUDWIG, Cologne. "Max Beckmann–Fernand Leger: Surprising Confrontations," 21 May-28 August 2005, cat.
STADEL MUSEUM, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. "Beckmann & America," 7 October 2011-8 January 2012, cat.
HAMBURGER KUNSTHALLE, Hamburg, Germany. "Max Beckman: The Still Lifes," 5 September 2014-18 January 2015, color ill. pg. 173.
Published References
JANSON, H. V. "Beckmann in America," Magazine of Art 44, no. 3 (March 1951), p. 92.
OFFIN, CHARLES Z. "Gallery Previews in New York," Pictures on Exhibit 13, no. 8 (May 1951), p. 10.
OFFIN, CHARLES Z. "On 57th Street," Pictures on Exhibit 17, no. 5 (February 1954), p. 14.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. Curt Valentin Gallery Photo Archives, vol. 3, p. 1.
KESSLER, CHARLES S. "The Vision of Max Beckmann," Arts Yearbook 4 (1961), p. 140.
OFFIN, CHARLES Z. "Gallery Previews in New York," Pictures on Exhibit 26, no. 2 (November 1962), p. 12.
LERNER, ABRAM et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 725, color ill. p. 494; p. 663.
UNSIGNED. Washington Post (3 January 1974), ill.
GOPEL, ERHARD and BARBARA GOPEL. Max Beckmann: Katalog der Gemälde, vol. 1 (Bern: Kornfeld & Cie., 1976), no. 808, p. 491.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. Rediscovering America: Thirty-five years of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Washington, DC: The Endowment [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.], 2000), no. 51, color detail.
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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
66.429
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 1/4 × 55 in. (92.1 × 139.8 cm)