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Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann

1884–1950

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PaintingExpressionism

Representation

None documented

73

Institutional Exhibitions

298

Works in Collection

529

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ164683

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints: Proofs and Variants

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Collection of Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/max-beckmann
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/max-beckmann
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/429
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/max-beckmann
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (298)

Women Fishing

1949 · Pastel and charcoal with stumping on cream wove paper

60.5 × 44.7 cm (23 7/8 × 17 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Birdplay

1949 · Pen and black ink, with scraping, over charcoal, on cream laid paper

45.2 × 60.2 cm (17 13/16 × 23 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for “The Argonauts”

1949 · Ink on paper

9 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (24.1 × 18.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman with Fish (Frau mit Fisch) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

Woman with Fish (Frau mit Fisch) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

1948 · Lithograph

composition: 6 x 8 1/16" (15.2 x 20.5 cm); sheet: 7 15/16 x 11 1/8" (20.1 x 28.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition (Komposition) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

Composition (Komposition) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

1948 · Lithograph

composition: 7 3/8 x 3 15/16" (18.8 x 10 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 7/8" (28.3 x 20 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1. Woman with Fish (Frau mit Fisch) 2. Composition (Komposition) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

1. Woman with Fish (Frau mit Fisch) 2. Composition (Komposition) from the illustrated book Max Beckmann

1948 · Two lithographs

Sheet (each approx.): 8 1/16 x 11 1/8" (20.5 x 28.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Fall of Man, plate 14 from Day and Dream

The Fall of Man, plate 14 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Circus, plate 12 from Day and Dream

Circus, plate 12 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Magic Mirror, plate 13 from Day and Dream

Magic Mirror, plate 13 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Christ and Pilate, plate 15 from Day and Dream

Christ and Pilate, plate 15 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Buck, plate nine from Day and Dream

The Buck, plate nine from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

King and Demagogue, plate eight from Day and Dream

King and Demagogue, plate eight from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Morning, plate 11 from Day and Dream

Morning, plate 11 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dancing Couple, plate seven from Day and Dream

Dancing Couple, plate seven from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dream of War, plate 10 from Day and Dream

Dream of War, plate 10 from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

30 × 40 cm (11 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cover, from Day and Dream

Cover, from Day and Dream

1946 · Portfolio of 15 lithographs on paper, and a title/colophon page

42 × 31.5 × 1.3 cm (16 9/16 × 12 7/16 × 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sleeping Athlete, plate three from Day and Dream

Sleeping Athlete, plate three from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

I Don't Want to Eat My Soup, plate six from Day and Dream

I Don't Want to Eat My Soup, plate six from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

30 × 40 cm (11 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tango, plate four from Day and Dream

Tango, plate four from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crawling Woman, plate five from Day and Dream

Crawling Woman, plate five from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Weather-Vane, plate two from Day and Dream

Weather-Vane, plate two from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait, plate one from Day and Dream

Self-Portrait, plate one from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Day and Dream

Title Page, from Day and Dream

1946 · Lithograph on paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crawling Woman (Kriechende Frau) from Day and Dream

Crawling Woman (Kriechende Frau) from Day and Dream

1946 · One from a portfolio of fifteen lithographs

composition (irreg.): 14 3/16 x 11 5/8" (36.1 x 29.5 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 13/16" (40 x 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

298 published of 517 catalogued · 505 with image

MoMA
219 publishedof 438 catalogued433 img
Art Institute Chicago
70 published70 img
The Met
7 published
Tate
2 published2 img

Record

Images

12 assets

Beach (1922)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Theater (1916)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman with Candle (1920)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Reclining Woman (Portrait of Johanna Loeb) (1922)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christmas 1919 (1919)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Happy New Year 1917 (1917)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Perseus's Last Duty (1949)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artsy artwork: Romance (1948)

Artsy

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Relationships

24

Peers & Context16

Frank Auerbachco-exhibited Francis Baconco-exhibited Balthusco-exhibited Edward Burraco-exhibitedVija Celminsco-exhibitedPrunella Cloughco-exhibited

Movements1

Collections7

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Tate

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Prunella Clough

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