Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for 23 million euros in Germany

Beckmann Self-Portrait is the most expensive work at auction in Germany

The plant from 1943 changed hands by 23 million. The world record of 2017 was thus not broken

Beckmann self-portrait breaks German auction record

A self-portrait by expressionist artist Max Beckmann smashed the record price for a painting sold at auction in Germany, when it was put before buyers in Berlin on Thursday.

A self-portrait of the artist Max Beckmann, awarded for a record amount. His art was banned by the Nazis

The artist's autoporter Max Beckmann was awarded for the sum of 20 million euros, the largest so far at an auction held in Germany. Painter paintings, one of the most important artists of the 20th century, have become more and more expensive in recent decades, writes Agerpres citing AFP. The world record is held by “Salvator Mundi”, Leonardo de Vinci, awarded in 2017 for $450,3 million.

Self-portrait by Max Beckmann - The most expensive painting in Germany

A self-portrait by Max Beckmann was auctioned off for 20 million euros — that is a new record.

'Amsterdam' self-portrait Max Beckmann auctioned for record price

The German expressionist made “Self-portrait in yellow-pink” during the Second World War, while living in Amsterdam. It has now been hammered for 23 million euros.

Self-portrait of artist who fled Nazis sells for 23 million euros in Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) – A striking self-portrait created by artist Max Beckmann during World War Two after he fled Nazi Germany was sold for 23.2 million euros on Thursday, a record price for a painting auctioned in Germany, Villa Grisebach auction house said. The auctioneers, in Berlin, had estimated that ‘Self-portrait in yellow-pink’, painted in 1943, would attract bids of between 20 million and 30 million euros. Beckmann, widely viewed as a major…