- Paperback: 132 pages
- Publisher: Hanuman Books (June 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0937815195
- ISBN-13: 978-0937815199
- Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 41 g
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Book Description
Max Beckmann (1884-1950) is widely regarded as one of the most important figurative painters of the last 100 years, and On My Painting is one of the key texts essential for understanding his work. Composed in 1938, it was read by Beckmann at the opening of the 20th-Century German Art exhibition in London, a riposte to the Degenerate Art exhibition that Hitler held to pillory the work of Beckmann and other figures of the avant-garde. In his lecture, Beckmann outlined his artistic as well as his moral and spiritual vision, providing a unique insight into his complex work.
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About the Author
Sean Rainbird is curator at Tate and is the London selector for the major Max Beckmann retrospective taking place in 2003. Mayen Beckmann is the artist's granddaughter.
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Beckmann's theory of painting, Dec 29 2006
By Winston hough "klee fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Max Beckmann On My Painting (Paperback)
If you are a fan of Beckmann this a must read.Beckmann goes counter to todays direction,with its empahsis on formal qualities: minimalism. He stresses content and that means subject matter.Beckmann's formal attributes come out of traditional German art.He tells you why ,he paints.He didn't have a difficult art life: his work in Germany found early acceptance.His work as an ambulance driver in WW1 scarred his vision of the world. After a period of recovery from mental problems due to the war. He led a stable life. He came to the U.S after the Nazis were seeking him in the Netherlands. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum school and Washington University in St. Louis Mo.He tried to compete with Picasso. He kept a keen eye on Pablo's work.Max still enjoys a big reputation.He never lost his visual German accent!
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