Departure is an oil-on-canvas triptych by German artist Max Beckmann begun in Frankfurt in 1932 and completed in Berlin from 1933 to 1935.

The panels, according to Beckmann, are named The Castle (left), The Homecoming (middle) and The Staircase (right).

To her left, a strange still life is seen, and behind her is a man in a striped shirt, possibly an executioner, holding an axe.

A gagged man whose hands have been severed is tied by his arms to one of the three pillars at the background, his closed eyes showing an expression of deep pain.

[4] The central panel, by the opposite, showing a scene in a blue sky and in a blue sea, seems to represent a chance of hope and salvation from this violence, depicting the departure of a king, most likely the Fisher King, with his back turned, who grasps a net of fish, while giving a blessing.