In 1938 the German Expressionist painter and graphic artist Max Beckmann gave a remarkable lecture in a London gallery that was presenting an exhibition of 20th Century German art. Just months before ...

Felix Nussbaum’s Self in Concentration Camp (1940), a painting included in the exhibition “Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait With Horn” at the Felix Nussbaum’s Self in Concentration Camp (1940), a painting ...

It has always been a conundrum for established opinion in the New York art world: how to come to terms It has always been a conundrum for established opinion in the New York art world: how to come to ...

Max Beckmann, "Paris Society (1925/1931/1947), oil on canvas, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York) In five compact rooms, the seemingly boundless exhibition Max ...

Max Beckmann, “Self-Portrait in Blue Jacket” (1950), oil on canvas, 55 1/8 × 36 inches, Saint Louis Art Museum, Bequest of Morton D. May (© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, ...

One late December day in 1950, Max Beckmann was standing on a street corner near Central Park in New York City. The German expressionist painter had been on his way to see an exhibition featuring his ...

Max Beckmann is the bad boy of modern art. Though few would question his historical position, many an educated taste has objected to the truculence, harsh linearity, and unappealing surfaces of his ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of painter and educator Max Beckmann measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1917 to 1954. The collection documents Beckmann's art career ...

BERLIN (AP) — A self-portrait painted during World War II by German expressionist artist Max Beckmann sold Thursday in Berlin for 20 million euros ($20.7 million), a price that appears to be a record ...

A self-portrait by expressionist artist Max Beckmann smashed the record price for a painting sold at auction in Germany when it was put before buyers in Berlin on Thursday. As the hammer came down, ...