I don't want to eat my Soup (Ich esse meine Suppe nicht)
1946
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lithograph in black
Dimensions
sheet: 30 x 40 cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Max Beckmann
Accession Number
1984.64.73
Art Historical Context
Max Beckmann's *I Don't Want to Eat My Soup (Ich meine Suppe nicht)* created in 1946, captures the German Expressionist's signature intensity during a pivotal post-World War II moment. Beckmann, who had fled Nazi persecution and lived in exile in Amsterdam from 1937 to 1947, his work with psychological depth and distorted forms, reflecting the turmoil of his era. This black lithograph, part of a portfolio (CG-W), measures a modest 30 x 40 cm, inviting intimate contemplation of its stark, monochromatic drama. The title evokes a child's petulant refusal, a seemingly mundane scene that Beckmann ...
About the Artist
Max Beckmann
Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (1884-1950) stands as one of the most significant German painters of the twentieth century, a complex artist who bridged Expressionism and the New Objectivity while forging a deeply personal visual language. Born in Leipzig into a middle-class family, Beckmann's artistic journey spanned from academic classicism through the traumatic crucible of World War I to a mature s...