Max BeckmannGerman, 1884–1950Family Picture
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Family Picture” now? The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, Floor 5, 514, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 22, 2026.
Open now· until 7:00 PM
On public display.
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- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 26.1935
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Max Beckmann
The whole lifeduring the First World War
A nervous breakdown and discharge from the army
His traumatic experience of the war coincides with a dramatic change of style, from academically correct depictions to a distortion of both figure and space. He is discharged from the military after a nervous breakdown.
during the First World War
Volunteers as a medical orderly in the First World War
Beckmann volunteers for the war and serves as a medical orderly, working in a hospital.
1921
A contract with the Berlin print dealer J. B. Neumann
In 1921 Beckmann signs an exclusive contract with the Berlin print dealer J. B. Neumann.
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