The Old Actress

1925

A master class at the Städelschule

In 1925 Beckmann is selected to teach a master class at the Städelschule in Frankfurt; his best-known students include Theo Garve, Leo Maillet and Marie-Louise von Motesiczky.

1927

The Honorary Empire Prize and the Gold Medal of Düsseldorf

In 1927 Beckmann receives the Honorary Empire Prize for German Art and the Gold Medal of the City of Düsseldorf, in the years of the Weimar Republic when his recognition was at its greatest.

1927–1928

The National Gallery buys “The Bark” and a self-portrait

The National Gallery in Berlin acquires his painting “The Bark” and, in 1928, purchases his “Self-Portrait in Tuxedo”.

1928

A retrospective at the Mannheim Kunsthalle

A large retrospective of Beckmann opens at the Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim; together with the shows in Basel and Zurich and numerous publications it showed the high esteem in which he was held.