A dangerous passion : Max Beckmann's aerial acrobats
Auteurs : Rainbird, Sean (Auteur)
Éditeur : The Burlington Magazine vol.145 n°1199, p.96-101
Date de publication : February 2003
Langue : Anglais
Sujets :
Beckmann, Max [peintre]
Peintures de cirque
Peintres - Allemagne
Peinture - 20e siècle
Acrobatie aérienne
Résumé :
The presence of two figures, often a man and a woman, in a shared predicament is a common theme in the work of Max Beckmann. The linked fate of the couple in Aerial acrobats (1928; Fig.37) anticipates the airborne man and woman holding masks in Joumey on the fish (1934; G 403). Gravity as an endangering, but possibly also as a liberating force is another recurring motif in Beckmann's art. He painted his most celebrated image on this theme, Falling man (1950; G 809), in the final year of his life. […]
Localisation : Études, rapports et articles de périodiques
Cote : 758.979 134 R154d 2003