Max Beckmann

German | 1884 - 1950

Max Beckmann was a German Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1884. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Altstadt (Rupertinum) and will be on exhibit at Pinakothek der Moderne in Chiemsee on May 10, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Kunsthalle Mannheim have featured Max Beckmann's work in the past.Max Beckmann's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 46,066,124 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 46,066,124 USD for H枚lle der V枚gel, sold at Christie's London in 2017. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 1,538,112 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 27,665 USD.Max Beckmann has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in March 2025. The artist died in 1950.

Artist's alternative names: Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann

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Orchideen - Stillleben mit gr眉ner Schale

Orchideen - Stillleben mit grüner Schale ,1943

By Max Beckmann

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Globus und Muschel ,1927

By Max Beckmann

Grunewald Auction House

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Stilleben mit Brennender Kerze - Max Beckmann

Stilleben mit Brennender Kerze ,1921

By Max Beckmann

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K眉stenlandschaft mit Ballon - Max Beckmann

Küstenlandschaft mit Ballon

By Max Beckmann

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STILLEBEN MIT GRAMMOPHON UND SCHWERTLILIEN (STILL-LIFE WITH GRAMOPHONE AND IRISES) - Max Beckmann

STILLEBEN MIT GRAMMOPHON UND SCHWERTLILIEN (STILL-LIFE WITH GRAMOPHONE AND IRISES) ,1924

By Max Beckmann

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Orchideen - Stillleben mit grüner Schale - Max Beckmann

Orchideen - Stillleben mit grüner Schale ,1943

By Max Beckmann

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Der Mensch ist kein Haustier - Max Beckmann

Der Mensch ist kein Haustier ,1937

By Max Beckmann

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Löwenpaar ,1921

By Max Beckmann

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Woodcut, 1923, heavy wove paper, signed in pencil, published by J - Max Beckmann

Woodcut, 1923, heavy wove paper, signed in pencil, published by J ,1923

By Max Beckmann

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鈥� Eislauf

By Max Beckmann

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鈥� Sarika

By Max Beckmann

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Current Exhibitions

work in progress

Osthaus Museum Hagen

Haagen | Germany

Feb 24,2025 - May 11,2025

"Degenerate" Art : Modern Art On Trial Under The Nazis

Musée Picasso Paris

3e | Paris | France

Feb 18,2025 - May 25,2025

Neue Sachlichkeit / New Objectivity

Neue Galerie New York, Museum for German and Austrian Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Feb 20,2025 - May 26,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 10/04/2025

The exhibition It鈥檚 Just a Matter of Time at Deutsche Bank鈥檚 PalaisPopulaire in Berlin will take visitors on a journey through time from April 10 to August 18, 2025.

ArtDaily 30/03/2025

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, is the first stop on the US tour of Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910鈥�1945.

Apollo 26/03/2025

The American collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have, over the past four decades, amassed one of the most important private collections of French Old Masters in the United States.

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鈥� ..Like no other artist of the modernist period, Beckmann made his own face and his own figure the object of a process of searching self-questioning... 鈥�
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Neue Nationalgalerie

鈥� ..Yet Beckmann vividly highlights his head, hands, and musical horn, focusing our attention on his intellect and spirit... 鈥�
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Neue Galerie New York, Museum for German and Austrian Art

鈥� ..Beckmann illustriert nicht nur den Text, sondern er 禄schreibt芦 in Bildern ein allgemeing眉ltiges 禄Musterbuch芦眉ber die Hoffnung.... 鈥�
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

鈥� ..Against the modernist tendency to dissolve the traditional genres, Beckmann remained a lifelong defender of classical genres: the depiction of the human figure鈥攊n the form of portraits, mythological tableaus,... 鈥�
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Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau