Properties6
TypeArtwork
AuthorMax Beckmann
MovementExpressionism
WhereThe Museum of Modern Art
Year1932
Note createdFeb 12, 2026

Departure

Oil on canvas, three panels (triptych). Side panels 7’ 3/4” × 39 1/4” (215.3 × 99.7 cm), center panel 7’ 3/4” × 45 3/8” (215.3 × 115.2 cm). Beckmann’s first completed triptych, begun in Frankfurt and finished in Berlin under Nazi oppression. The dark side panels depicting torture and confinement contrast with the luminous central scene of liberation and departure.