Max Beckmann in Exile

Max Beckmann in Exile by Spieler, Reinhard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780810968998.

The catalogue to an exhibition of Beckmanns work presented at the Guggenheim Museum SoHo - the first at an American museum in over a decade - this book explores, in essays and full-color reproductions, the artists fruitful years in exile. Barbara Stehle-Akhtar discusses the critical reception of Beckmanns work in the United States and its stylistic development during this period. Reinhard Spielers essay probes Beckmanns nine completed triptychs, his sweeping masterpieces that express both the mood of the times and the artists own worldview. Fellow emigre Stephan Lackner provides a reminiscence of his friendship with and support of Beckmann. Completing the volume are a personal interpretation by contemporary artist Eric Fischl of Beckmanns first triptych, Departure, as well as writings by Beckmann that eloquently convey his thoughts on aesthetics and creativity.