I believe that humor is a part of beauty.

Max Beckmann

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Topic

Nature of beauty Beauty Humor

Author

Max Beckmann

Source

Journals of Max Beckmann

Medium

Personal journal

Language

German

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Beckmann, Max. "August 23, 1903." Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait in Words: Collected Writings and Statements, 1903-1950, edited by Barbara Copeland Buenger, University of Chicago Press, 1997, p. 27.

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