The Beck Collection: Volume II – October 9, 2002

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The Beck Collection: Volume II – October 9, 2002

Volume II of the 2002 Beck Collection sale is more than a price record; it is a scholarly survey of German and Austrian Modernism. For the researcher, this catalog provides a rare look at 158 carefully curated lots that define the emotional and political landscape of early 20th-century European art

Marked as a Sotheby’s ‘Office’ copy on September 20, 2002, this volume was a working tool for the experts who orchestrated the historic Beck Collection sale. It remains a primary source for the provenance and exhibition history of 158 works that define the German Expressionist movement.

Publication Details

Official Title: The Beck Collection: German and Austrian Expressionist and Modern Art (Volume II).
Auction House: Sotheby’s London.
Sale Date: October 9, 2002 (Sale 2964).
Key Artists Included: Features significant works by Max Beckmann, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Technical Specs: A softbound volume of approximately 165 pages. It is known for its scholarly entries which often include extensive exhibition histories and bibliographic references for each lot.
Market Context: Originally part of a five-volume set housed in a slipcase, Volume II is frequently sought after as a standalone reference because it contains the bulk of the collection’s drawings, watercolors, and paintings by the core Expressionist masters.
Condition: Very good with very slight foxing on the white section around edge of pages, barely visible.

The Beck Collection: Volume II – October 9, 2002

ARTISTS

llustrated in colour and black & white INDEX Bargheer, E. Barlach, E. Baselitz, G. Baum, O. Beckmann, M. Corinth, L. Drexel, H. C. Genin, R. Gilles, W. Grosz, G. Heckel, E. Hofer, C. Jawlensky, A. von Kandinsky, W. Kirchner, E. L. Kokoschka, O. Kolbe, G. Kollwitz, K. Kubin, A. Macke, A. von Marcks, G. Marees, H Matare, E. Meistermann, G Muller-Hufschmied, W. Nay, E. W. Nolde, E. Nagele, R. Pechstein, H. M. Reichel, H. Rohlfs, C. Scheibe, R. Schlichter, R. Schmidt- Rottluff, K. Seewald, R. Slevogt, M. Stadler, T. Wrampe, F. Worn, W, Uebermann

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The Beck Collection: Volume II – October 9, 2002

The Beck Collection was a massive, scholarly accumulation of German and Austrian Expressionist works, widely regarded for its depth and academic rigor. While Volume I focused on the marquee evening sale, Volume II represents the comprehensive heart of the collection. It covers the subsequent day’s auction, featuring 158 lots across 165 pages of detailed cataloging.

The collection was significant because it brought together a vast range of “Degenerate Art” (Entartete Kunst)—works that were suppressed during the mid-20th century but became the cornerstone of German modernism. This volume serves as a primary reference for the provenance of major artists from the Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter groups, providing high-quality color and black-and-white plates of works that had not been seen publicly for decades.

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