Art, literature & historyStudy for "Birth"
1937
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- graphite on light brown wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 12 x 18.9 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1985.18.9
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Study for "Birth" — Max Beckmann. 1937.
Medium: graphite on light brown wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 12 x 18.9 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.18.9. Given in memory of Frederick Zimmermann by his wife, Dorothy Zimmermann.
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.