Max Beckmann
(1884–1950) tysk bildkonstnär
Max Beckmann (Germany, 1884–1950) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Max Beckmann belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Max Beckmann was born in Leipzig and died in New York City. Max Beckmann trained at King Albert School and Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School. Max Beckmann worked in Nice, Paris, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Wikidata associates Max Beckmann with Expressionism and New Objectivity. Max Beckmann became a member of Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin Secession, and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Max Beckmann was awarded Villa Romana Prize. The students included Karl Tratt.
The best-known works include ‘Self-Portrait in Tuxedo’, ‘Self-Portrait with Red Scarf’, ‘Departure’, and ‘Birds’ Hell’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, still life, and nude. The catalogue has 250 works by Max Beckmann with free images. The dated works span the years 1899–1950. Works by Max Beckmann are held by several collections, among them Saint Louis Art Museum, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, "degenerate art" collection, and Städel. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The interwar years’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Karl Arnold, Erich Heckel, Reinhold Hanisch, Glyn Warren Philpot, and Alfred Ost.