Height, width, and depth are the three phenomena which I must transfer into one plane to form the abstract surface of the picture, and thus to protect myself from the infinity of space.
Max BeckmannWhat I want to show in my work is the idea which hides itself behind so-called reality.
Max BeckmannWhat are you? What am I? Those are the questions that constantly persecute and torment me and perhaps also play some part in my art.
Max BeckmannSpace, and space again, is the infinite deity which surrounds us and in which we are ourselves contained.
Max Beckmann