Carnival, triptych, 1942–43, Max Beckmann, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City. © c/o Beeldrecht Amsterdam 2007

AMSTERDAM.- From 6 April through 19 August 2007 the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will host the exhibition Max Beckmann in Amsterdam, 1937-1947. For the first time, the Amsterdam period of one of Germany’s most notable twentieth-century artists will be examined in depth. The exhibition will show more than 100 paintings and works on paper, drawn from international collections, both public and private. Furthermore the exhibition will include a section on the general situation in Amsterdam during the Second World War. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19814