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 Kunsthalle Mannheim. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The British Museum 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 Hölle der Vögel, 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 25,435 USD.Max Beckmann has been featured in articles for Hyperallergic, ARTFORUM and Boston Globe. The most recent article is A Landmark Exhibition Re-Examines Post-WWI German Art at Neue Galerie written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 1950.

Artist's alternative names: Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann

Featured for Sale

Frau mit Kerze ,1920

By Max Beckmann

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Swimming at Lake Tegel (Tegeler Freibad) ,1911

By Max Beckmann

Nye & Company

Liebespaar I ,1916

By Max Beckmann

Bassenge

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At Auction

Notable Lots

VOR DEM BALL (ZWEI FRAUEN MIT KATZE) (BEFORE THE BALL - TWO WOMEN WITH A CAT) - Max Beckmann

VOR DEM BALL (ZWEI FRAUEN MIT KATZE) (BEFORE THE BALL - TWO WOMEN WITH A CAT) ,1949

By Max Beckmann

FRAU IM BETT (WOMAN IN BED) - Max Beckmann

FRAU IM BETT (WOMAN IN BED) ,1932

By Max Beckmann

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Stilleben mit Brennender Kerze - Max Beckmann

Stilleben mit Brennender Kerze ,1921

By Max Beckmann

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Upcoming Lots

Frau mit Kerze ,1920

By Max Beckmann

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Lesendes Mädchen ,1947

By Max Beckmann

Christie's London

Bildnis eines Arztes (Portrait of Dr. Weidner - Max Beckmann

Bildnis eines Arztes (Portrait of Dr. Weidner ,1921

By Max Beckmann

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Frau mit Kerze ,1920

By Max Beckmann

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Liebespaar I ,1916

By Max Beckmann

Bassenge

Tanzendes Paar ,1922

By Max Beckmann

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Recent Auction Results

Bildnis Dostojewski / Dostojewski II - Max Beckmann

Bildnis Dostojewski / Dostojewski II ,1921

By Max Beckmann

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Grisebach

Am Klavier ,1913

By Max Beckmann

Grisebach

"aus Gesichter: Selbstbildnis mit Griffel" - Max Beckmann

"aus Gesichter: Selbstbildnis mit Griffel" ,1917

By Max Beckmann

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Döbritz

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Current Exhibitions

The New Objectivity

Kunsthalle Mannheim

Mannheim | Germany

Nov 22,2024 - Mar 09,2025

Illusion

Hamburger Kunsthalle

Hamburg | Germany

Dec 06,2024 - Apr 06,2025

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

Musée Picasso Paris

3e | Paris | France

Feb 18,2025 - May 25,2025

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Articles

A Landmark Exhibition Re-Examines Post-WWI German Art at Neue Galerie

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Coverage

“ ..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... ”
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Neue Nationalgalerie

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

“ ..Beckmann illustriert nicht nur den Text, sondern er »schreibt« in Bildern ein allgemeingültiges »Musterbuch« über die Hoffnung.... ”
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

“ ..Against the modernist tendency to dissolve the traditional genres, Beckmann remained a lifelong defender of classical genres: the depiction of the human figure—in the form of portraits, mythological tableaus,... ”
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Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau