The stronger and more intense my desire becomes to capture and record that which is unsayable, the more tightly my mouth stays shut.
Max BeckmannWhen spiritual, metaphysical, material, or immaterial events come into my life, I can only fix them by way of painting.
Max BeckmannHeight, 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 Beckmann