Max BeckmannGerman, 1884–1950Self-Portrait, plate one from Die Hölle
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Not on view at present
Where is “Self-Portrait, plate one from Die Hölle” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, 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
- 1989.685.1
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © 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.
