Max BeckmannGerman, 1884–1950Study for Left Panel of "Departure"
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Not on view at present
Where is “Study for Left Panel of "Departure"” 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.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 1985.18.4
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- National Gallery of Art
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In the life of Max Beckmann
The whole life1930
Retrospectives in Basel and Zurich
In 1930 large retrospectives of Beckmann are held in Basel and in Zurich.
1933
The Nazis dismiss Beckmann from his teaching post
In 1933 the Nazi government calls Beckmann a “cultural Bolshevik” and dismisses him from his teaching position at the art school in Frankfurt.
1937
Leaving for the Netherlands after Hitler's speech
The day after Hitler's radio speech about degenerate art, Beckmann leaves Germany with his second wife, Quappi, for the Netherlands.
1937
More than 500 of his works confiscated from German museums
In 1937 the government confiscates more than 500 of his works from German museums and puts several on display at the notorious Degenerate Art exhibition in Munich.
1937–1947
Ten years of exile in Amsterdam
Beckmann lives in Amsterdam in self-imposed exile, making desperate but failed attempts to obtain a visa for the United States.
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