biography of Max BECKMANN (1884-1950)
Personal data
Birth : 02/12/1884 - Leipzig, Germany
Death : 12/27/1950 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Germany
Professional data
Work and Life
1947:He went to the USA.
1937:He left Germany for Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1912:First solo exhibition.
1904:He settled in Berlin, Germany.
1903 – 1904:First visit to Paris, France.
Other professions
Professor
Stadelsches Kunstinstitut – Dürerstrasse 2 – Frankfurt, Germany
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil/canvas 
Print-Multiple : Drypoint - Lithograph 
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze 
Drawing-Watercolor : Ink/paper - Pencil/paper Movements and styles
German Expressionism (Die Brücke, Der Blaue Reiter)Neue Sachlichkeit
Works
| Beginning | |
| Date of creation : 1949 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 175 x 319 cm | |
| Paris Society | |
| Date of creation : 1931 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 43 x 69 inch | |
| Das Nizza in Frankfurt am Main | |
| Date of creation : 1921 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 101 x 65 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2007
Max Beckmann a Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
07/01/2007 – 08/19/2007
2005
Max Beckmann: oeuvre graphique (1914-1924)
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe – Karlsruhe, Germany
2005 – 05/22/2005
2003
MoMAQNS Museum of Modern Art Queens – New York NY, United States
06/26/2003 – 09/29/2003
Tate Modern – London, United Kingdom
02/13/2003 – 05/05/2003
2002
The eight sculptures
Feigen Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/2002
Max Beckmann
Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen – Schleswig, Germany
2002 – 05/20/2002
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
09/11/2002 – 01/06/2003
Max Beckmann
Ulmer Museum – Ulm, Germany
04/27/2002 – 06/30/2002
1981
Paintings & Sculptures
Grace Borgenicht – New York NY, United States
1981
1968
Alpha Gallery – New York NY, United States
1968
1964
Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Catherine Viviano Gallery – New York NY, United States
1964 – 1965
1962
Paintings 1925-1950
Catherine Viviano Gallery – New York NY, United States
1962
1955
Catherine Viviano Gallery – New York NY, United States
1955
1946
His recent Work from 1939-1945
Buchholz Gallery – New York NY, United States
1946
1945
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1945
1925
Neue Sachlichkeit exhibition
Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim – Mannheim, Germany
1925
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie St. Etienne – Suite 802 24 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Achim Moeller Fine Art – 167 East 73rd Street – New York NY, United States
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Haas & Fuchs – Niebuhrstrasse 5 – Berlin, Germany
2002
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Thomas – Maximilianstrasse 25 – Munich, Germany
2001
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Art Focus – Talstrasse 16 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie am Sachsenplatz – Katharinenstrasse 11/1. Etage – Leipzig, Germany
13th Annual Works on Paper
New York NY, United States
03/02/2001 – 03/04/2001
Represented by : William McWillie Chambers III – 319 East 50th Street – New York NY, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Thomas – Maximilianstrasse 25 – Munich, Germany
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Villa Grisebach – Fasanenstrabe 25 – Berlin, Germany
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Galerie Tendances – 105 Rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Levy – C Lopez de Hoyos, 38 – Madrid, Spain
Group exhibitions
2003
Expressiv
Fondation Beyeler – Riehen BL, Switzerland
03/30/2003 – 08/10/2003
2001
The Black-and-White Show
Galerie St. Etienne – New York NY, United States
09/20/2001 – 11/10/2001
About Face: Selections from the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
03/21/2001 – 06/05/2001
1998
Artists and Subjects: Picasso to Stella
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/26/1998 – 05/26/1998
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
1997
Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait in Words. Collected Writtings & Statements, 1903-1950
Publisher: The University of Chicago – 5811 South Ellis Avenue – Chicago IL, United States
Author: Heller R.
Author: Britt D.
1997
1996
Max Beckman in exile
Publisher: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street – New York NY, United States
1996
Periodicals
2002
FRIMBOIS Jean-Pierre – Rendre l’invisible visible
in: Art Actuel n° 22 p. 38
Paris, France
09/2002-10/2002
DAGEN Philippe – Les farces tragiques du fabuliste Max Beckman
in: Le Monde p. 29
Paris, France
13/09/2002
LEYDIER Richard – Un individu sympathique
in: Art Press n° 282 p. 27
Paris, France
09/2002
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