Negro Dance (Niggertanz)

1921

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint in black
Dimensions: plate: 25 x 25.5 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 54 x 36 cm (21 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1984.64.19
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Negro Dance (Niggertanz) — Max Beckmann. 1921.

Medium: drypoint in black.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 25 x 25.5 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 54 x 36 cm (21 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1984.64.19. Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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