Max Beckmann
German · 1884–1950 · Painter, Printmaker
Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term… (Wikipedia)
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Selbstbildnis gelb-rosaGrisebach · €23,225,000≈ $24,279,415≈ £19,907,687Sign up to see
Weiblicher Kopf in Blau und Grau (Die Ägypterin)Grisebach · €5,530,000≈ $6,469,547≈ £4,848,645Sign up to see
Quappi mit grünem SonnenschirmGrisebach · €5,398,000≈ $5,690,572≈ £4,492,793Sign up to see
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Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. In the 1920s, he was associated with the New Objectivity, an outgrowth of Expressionism that opposed its introverted emotionalism. Even when dealing with light subject matter like circus performers, Beckmann often had an undercurrent of moodiness or unease in his works. By the 1930s, his work became more explicit in its horrifying imagery and distorted forms with combination of brutal realism and social criticism, coinciding with the rise of Nazism in Germany.
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ExpressionismNew Objectivity
Also known as Beckmann, m. beckmann, Max Beckman, Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann
Works in museum collections
Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.
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Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin
Hamburger Kunsthalle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hamburger Kunsthalle
Moritzburg Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moritzburg Art Museum
Kunsthalle Bremen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthalle Bremen
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Hessen Kassel Heritage ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hessen Kassel Heritage
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Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange — Open A…
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Paul O. Cartun — Open Ac…
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Mrs…
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)
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