1812 - ACKERMANN, MAX (1887–1975) “Ladenschluss” Drypoint etching on paper. Plate dimensions: approx. 27 x 32 cm. Inscribed in pencil at the bottom left: Ladenschluss. (Proof.). Signed by the artist in the lower right: Max Ackermann. This powerful composition transports the viewer into the world of late Expressionism and the Verist New Objectivity of the 1920s—a phase in Ackermann’s oeuvre characterized by precise observation and psychological depth. In the foreground, a woman with an elegant hairstyle gazes melancholically past the viewer as she applies lipstick, flanked by a massive rotary-dial telephone. Through a doorway, the room opens onto a back room where two people linger beneath a wall clock. Ackermann captures the passage of time and the anticipation of the end of the workday in a masterful, graphically striking narrative. A magnificent, bold, and deep-black print with pronounced ridges. Of particular appeal and rarity, especially as a proof print prior to the main edition. In excellent overall condition. Frame, H x W: 64 x 50 cm.