Max Beckmann (Leipzig 1884 – 1950 New York). ”Gesichter”. 1914-19 Original half vellum portfolio with 19 drypoint etchings, each on Japan paper, in the original mats with consecutive numbers in blind embossing. With the printed journal with an introduction by Julius Meier-Graefe, title, index in the original dust jacket. Portfolio: 53 × 39,2 × 3 cm (20 ⅞ × 15 ⅜ × 1 ⅛ in.). Each signed, 12 sheet dated and titled apart from 2 sheets. Hofmaier 81, 84, 88-90, 105, 108, 126-137.– Each one of 40 prints from the unsteeled plate for the special edition from a total edition of 100 copies. Munich, Verlag der Marées Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. (=13th Print from the Marées Gesellschaft), 1919. [3067] Provenance: Leslie and Johanna Garfield, New York (acquired 1988 at Karl & Faber, Munich) Literature and illustration: Auction 175: Kunst Alter und Neuer Meister. München, Karl & Faber, 31.5.-1.6.1988, cat. no. 425, ill. 88-95 Further works from the Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection will be offered in our “Modern Art“ auction on December 1, 2023 (lots 354, 391, 411)