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It is well-known that Adolf Hitler disliked modern art, which he decried in his inauguration of the House of German Art in 1937 as “these smearings of canvas . . . really the outcome of an impudent and unashamed arrogance.” In this talk, we will take up one case, the famous “smearer” Max Beckmann, who sought refuge in Holland, where he continued to paint in defiance of Nazi warnings even after the Germans occupied the country in 1940.
