In this print from 1914, Beckmann portrays the varied reactions of people in the streets of Berlin as news of the declaration of war spreads. Ranging from joyful demonstrations of nationalist fervor to anguish at the more realistic expectations of the violence and suffering that lay ahead. This was the first in a series of prints he created to chronicle the experience of the war.

Year: 1914
Height: 7.82 in. (19.87 cm)
Width: 9.82 in. (24.95 cm)
Signature: lower right.
References And Exhibitions: Published by I. B. Neumann, Berlin, 1918
Reference: Hofmaier 78 II.B.b
Condition: minor light staining and surface soil on recto, evidence of tape remains top center on verso. Two area of foxing on face in lower left, and on one of the hands holding the newspaper toward the lower right.