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Ugh, this infinite space, whose foreground we constantly have to fill with stuff in order not to see its horrifying depth (Max Beckmann's letter to Minna Beckmann, 24 May 1915).

Height, width, and depth are the three phenomena that I must transfer into one plane to form the abstract surface of the picture, and thus to protect myself from the infinity of space (Max Beckman's speech 'On My Painting', 1938).