The Life & Times of Allison Jane

Max Beckmann
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
1917
Oil on canvas
58 3/4 x 49 7/8 in.
St. Louis Art Museum

So, my painting class took a field trip to the art museum, and I actually got to go! I've been going to that school for four years and had no idea they had an accessible van/bus thing. My teacher was good enough to not only deal with the bureaucracy of getting it, but also driving the damn thing. Anyway, I was really taken with the painting above. Apparently SLAM has the largest public collection of Beckmann paintings in the world. This one was, by far, my favorite. The faces and the hands the and the colors and the brushstrokes - it's amazing. You should see it in person if you ever make it out there.