Joan Miró vs Max Beckmann: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sprengel Museum Hannover, Themes, Painters, Correspondence, Criticism and interpretation, Biography & Memoir
Joan Miró
"This book takes the reader on a journey through Joan Miro's world of images. It includes work from all phases of the artist's career, from the early paintings in the style of poetic realism, via the playfully lyrical…
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Max Beckmann
"This panoramic presentation of Max Beckmann's painted oeuvre sheds new light on central themes such as the world of cabaret, music, and the theater, dreams and reality, staged sensuality, and the role of the female…
The verdict
- Readers rate Joan Miró highest: Joan Miró 4.2 · Max Beckmann 4.0.
- Joan Miró has the widest readership — 848 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Joan Miró | Max Beckmann | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (848) | 4.2 (23) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Joan Miró | Max Beckmann | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 848 | 23 |
| Editions | 85 | 80 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 587 | 16 |
| Reading it now | 11 | 3 |
| Written reviews | 30 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 25972 | 3975 |
| Pages | 85 | 184 |