The Night

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The Night

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Max Beckmann
In The Night (1918–19), a scene of nightmarish sadism, the disquieting colours and violent forms convey Beckmann’s pessimism over man’s bestiality. The portraits, still lifes, and landscapes that he undertook in the 1920s are more conciliatory in mood.
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In The Night (1918–19), a scene of nightmarish sadism, the disquieting colours and violent forms convey Beckmann’s pessimism over man’s bestiality. The portraits, still lifes, and landscapes that he undertook in the 1920s are more conciliatory in mood.
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