| Timeline |
| 1884 |
Born 12 February in Leipzig, Germany |
| 1894 |
His father dies; family moves to Braunschweig, where Max attends several schools |
| 1900 |
Enters Kunstschule di Weimar, studies under Carl Frithjof Smith |
| 1904 |
Abandons the academy and moves to Paris |
| 1906 |
Marries Minna Tube |
| 1910 |
Elected to the executive board of the Secession |
| 1911 |
Resigns executive board in order to devote himself full-time to painting |
| 1914 |
Enlists as a nurse in WWI |
| 1915 |
Suffers a breakdown and is discharged to Frankfurt |
| 1925 |
Appointed teaching position at the Kunstgewerbeschule of the Städelsches Kunstinstitut |
| 1925 |
Divorces Minna Tube and marries Mathilde (Quappi) von Kaulbach
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| 1926 |
First solo exhibition in the United States |
| 1928 |
Large retrospective exhibition at the Kunsthalle Mannheim; receives a gold medal from the city of Düsseldorf in recognition of his artistic achievements |
| 1930 |
A permanent gallery for Beckmann's art is established at the Städtische Galerie of the Städelsches Kunstinstitut |
| 1932 |
A room is dedicated in his honor at the Nationalgalerie in Berlin |
| 1933 |
Dismissed from Städelsches Kunstinstitut |
| 1937 |
Over 600 pieces of his art are confiscated by the Nazis, some of his work is featured in their infamous "degenerate art" show; Max and his wife flee to Amsterdam |
| 1947 |
Moves to the USA |
| 1950 |
Receives an honorary degree from Washington University; dies 27 December in New York |
