Der Ausrufer (Selbstbildnis)
Drypoint, 1921
Edition of 125
Plate 1 of Der Jahmarkt
Ref: Gallwitz 163b, Hofmaier 191 II/II
13 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 337 x 258 mm.
Signed; printed on wove paper with full margins. Published by Marees Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., Munich
One of many self portraits of the artist, he is shown here at age 37. In this first plate of the series Der Jahrmkt, Beckmann depicts himself as a circus barker, ringing a bell.