ticketsMember | Make a donation
The Artist Project

The Artist Project: Eric Fischl

Artist Eric Fischl reflects on Max Beckmann's Beginning in this episode of The Artist Project.
2 min. watch
From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"He's painting about the struggle of being human."

Artist Eric Fischl reflects on Max Beckmann's "Beginning" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Eric Fischl, born in 1948, is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker.

More from The Artist Project

View all

Jacob El Hanani on the "Mishneh Torah," by Master of the Barbo Missal
Video
The Artist Project: Jacob El Hanani
Artist Jacob El Hanani reflects on the Mishneh Torah by Master of the Barbo Missal in this episode of The Artist Project.
June 6, 2016
Jeff Koons on Roman sculpture
Video
The Artist Project: Jeff Koons
Artist Jeff Koons reflects on Roman sculpture in this episode of The Artist Project.
June 6, 2016
Joan Snyder on Florine Stettheimer's "Cathedrals" paintings
Video
The Artist Project: Joan Snyder
Artist Joan Snyder reflects on Florine Stettheimer's Cathedrals paintings in this episode of The Artist Project.
June 6, 2016

Art Mentioned

A slider containing 1 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
The Beginning, Max Beckmann German, Oil on canvas
The Beginning
Max Beckmann
1946–49