Zoenend paar op een bed 1918 - 1919

"Zoenend paar op een bed" is a lithograph created by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann between 1918 and 1919. The artwork, measuring only 218 mm by 259 mm, depicts a couple embracing on a bed, with a series of distorted figures and objects surrounding them. The figures are simplified and stylized, with exaggerated features, conveying a sense of emotional intensity and psychological turmoil. Characteristic of Beckmann's style, the composition is crowded and claustrophobic, suggesting a sense of unease and tension. This work, created in the aftermath of World War I, reflects the artist's deep anxieties about the state of humanity.