Max Beckmann was classified as an Expressionist yet he disavowed the label for himself and disliked the art of those that embraced it. Beckmann was associated with the “New Objectivity” in the 1920s, a reaction against Expressionism’s perceived tendency toward self-absorbed drama. “The Town” is evidence of a Master’s resoluteness – however, still Expressionism. A Mixed-Media painting from Art Chateau.