Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann was a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor who created a wide variety of work. Beckmann’s traumatic WWI experience led him to depict darker, disturbing themes and subjects in his artwork. A contrarian against the art world establishment, Beckmann rejected the Expressionist movement and non-representational painting. His repertoire includes historical scenes, landscapes, portraits, and still life paintings.

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Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for amusement... for transfiguration, not for the sake of play.