Max Beckmann was born on this day in 1884. Beckmann's style of figurative art that blends the spiritual and profane through a unique painterly lens and makes allegorical commentary on contemporary life, had a profound impact on Kriesberg's own art making.
Read moreFeatured Work: Departure
Irving Kriesberg, Departure, 1994, oil on canvas, 66 x 59 in. (167.6 x 149.9 cm). Collection of the Estate of Irving Kriesberg.