With its excellent selection of masterpieces this guide presents the full spectrum of artistic
expression reflected in the Bavarian State Painting Collections' Sammlung Moderne Kunst (Modern
Art Collection) which ranks among the very best in the world. Milestones of art have been on
show in the collection's galleries at the Pinakothek der Moderne Munich since 2002. Besides the
largest suite of works by Max Beckmann in Europe the collection boasts remarkable paintings by
Kandinsky Kirchner and Picasso major works by Bacon Baselitz and Warhol photography by
the likes of August Sander to Jeff Wall as well as pieces by contemporary artists working in
painting and media art. In a series of insightful essays the book offers an expert gaze to the
various movements in the history of 20th and 21st century art. An indispensable companion to
the highlights of the Modern Art Collection in the Pinakothek der Moderne With an introduction
to the history of the collection An overview of modern art in 19 chapters
