hɪz fˈɜːst əfˈɪʃəl ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɪn mjˈuːnɪk wʌz fɚbˈɪdən baɪ ðə nˈɑːtsi əfˈɪʃəl ˈædɑːlf wˈæɡnɚ, hˌuː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "ɪn ɐn ˈʌndʒˈɜːmən mˈænɚ".
His first official exhibition in 1934 in Munich was forbidden by the Nazi official Adolf Wagner, who described it as "in an un-German manner".