Tiergarten in de winter
1937
Max Beckmann frames a bleak Berlin winter in 1937 through a yellow window, looking out into the stark, snow-covered Tiergarten park. The trees appear as jagged black skeletons reaching up against a cold, grey sky, creating a sense of isolation and tension typical of Expressionism. Painted just before he fled Nazi Germany to escape being labeled a 'degenerate' artist, this scene feels less like a peaceful snow day and more like a visual scream of anxiety. The heavy, thick brushstrokes give the landscape a rough, almost aggressive texture that perfectly mirrors the turbulent times he was living through.
- Technique
- Oil paint
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