Mehrfigurige Kompositionsskizze (Figural Sketch) [p. 29] 

Max Beckmann's "Mehrfigurige Kompositionsskizze (Figural Sketch)" is a pencil sketch on paper. It is a preliminary study for a larger composition, perhaps a painting or print, and captures the artist's creative process in a raw and expressive manner. The sketch depicts several figures, likely interacting with one another, but with the details left incomplete. Beckmann's signature style of angular lines and bold forms is evident even in this early stage, hinting at the powerful and often unsettling imagery that would define his later works.