Max BeckmannGerman, 1884–1950Head of a Man
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Not on view at present
Where is “Head of a Man” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1995.26.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Max Beckmann
The whole life1947–1949
Morton May: patron and student
In St. Louis Morton D. May, an avid amateur photographer and painter, becomes Beckmann's patron and student; the artist also helps him learn to appreciate Oceanian and African art.
1948
The first retrospective in the United States
The first Beckmann retrospective in the United States takes place in 1948 at the City Art Museum in St. Louis.
1949
A professorship at the Brooklyn Museum Art School
After stops in Denver and Chicago, Beckmann and Quappi take an apartment at 38 West 69th Street in Manhattan; in 1949 he obtains a professorship at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
1950
A one-man show at the Venice Biennale
Beckmann has a one-man show at the Venice Biennale of 1950, the year of his death.
27 December 1950
A fatal heart attack by Central Park
Beckmann, who suffered from angina pectoris, dies after Christmas 1950, struck down by a heart attack at the corner of 69th Street and Central Park West, not far from his home; as his widow recalled, he was on his way to see one of his paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
27 December 1950
Died
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