The spectrum of the Richartzner Museum shown in Cologne Works range from late impressionism to German expressionism.
The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne achieved great success with the new edition of the show of the century of the so-called Sonderbund from the summer of 1912: the memorial exhibition, which closes until December 30th is seen, honors the "International Art Exhibition of the Special Association of West German Art Friends and Artists in Cologne" as an epoch-making exhibition on the development of art and the visual arts of the early 20th century. She provided decisive impulses for the art and cultural scene of the time. The masters of modernism, including Vincent von Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, Paul Signac and Maurice Denis, were among the painters who were already known throughout Europe.
From today's perspective, the Cologne Sonderbund exhibition from 1912 was superlative exhibition: 650 works of art, sculptures and glass windows were on , including 130 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 26 by Paul Cézanne, 25 by Paul Gauguin, 32 by Edvard Munch and 16 by Pablo Picasso. The 1912 exhibition was as provocative as it was avant-garde. In the conservative empire the exhibition of that time was tantamount to revolution, but at the same time it became decisive pioneer for modernism in Germany.
The organizers of the 1912 show bought temporary exhibition hall from the 1910 Brussels World's Fair and put it at the Aachener Tor in Cologne, at today's Aachener Weiher, let build. The steel construction of the hall was later installed in the fair. While 634 masterpieces (115 today) and almost 100 sculptures by more than 170 artists were shown in 25 halls at Aachener Tor, the current homage to the Sonderbund exhibition is successful retrospective of some of those paintings from that time. The spectrum of exhibits with around fifth of the masterpieces shown in Cologne in 1912 ranges from late impressionism to German expressionism, the then young painters of the "Brücke", the "Blauer Reiter" and the French group of the "Nabis".
Barbara Schaefer curated some of the paintings shown in 1912, fifth of which are currently considered either not to be found or lost.
The spectrum of the Richartzner Museum shown in Cologne Works range from late impressionism to German expressionism.
The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne achieved great success with the new edition of the show of the century of the so-called Sonderbund from the summer of 1912: the memorial exhibition, which closes until December 30th is seen, honors the "International Art Exhibition of the Special Association of West German Art Friends and Artists in Cologne" as an epoch-making exhibition on the development of art and the visual arts of the early 20th century. She provided decisive impulses for the art and cultural scene of the time. The masters of modernism, including Vincent von Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, Paul Signac and Maurice Denis, were among the painters who were already known throughout Europe.
From today's perspective, the Cologne Sonderbund exhibition from 1912 was superlative exhibition: 650 works of art, sculptures and glass windows were on , including 130 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 26 by Paul Cézanne, 25 by Paul Gauguin, 32 by Edvard Munch and 16 by Pablo Picasso. The 1912 exhibition was as provocative as it was avant-garde. In the conservative empire the exhibition of that time was tantamount to revolution, but at the same time it became decisive pioneer for modernism in Germany.
The organizers of the 1912 show bought temporary exhibition hall from the 1910 Brussels World's Fair and put it at the Aachener Tor in Cologne, at today's Aachener Weiher, let build. The steel construction of the hall was later installed in the fair. While 634 masterpieces (115 today) and almost 100 sculptures by more than 170 artists were shown in 25 halls at Aachener Tor, the current homage to the Sonderbund exhibition is successful retrospective of some of those paintings from that time. The spectrum of exhibits with around fifth of the masterpieces shown in Cologne in 1912 ranges from late impressionism to German expressionism, the then young painters of the "Brücke", the "Blauer Reiter" and the French group of the "Nabis".
Barbara Schaefer curated some of the paintings shown in 1912, fifth of which are currently considered either not to be found or lost.The collected paintings and numerous sculptures from museums and lenders from all over the world include masterpieces such as Paul Cézanne's “Still Life with Apples” and the large-format painting by Edvard Munch “Amor and Psyche”. Then as now, the Dutch Vincent van Gogh is the central star of the artists whose works were shown in Cologne. After all, 15 “van Goghs” found their way back to Cologne, such as his realistic “self-portrait” from spring 1887. The painting “Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer” (June 1888) can also be seen in Cologne like the "Pièta" (1889) painted after Delacroix.
Harald Clade
Information
The exhibition "1912 - Mission Moderne", Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Cologne , can be seen until December 30th. 124 exhibits that were on view in the 1912 Sonderbund exhibition in Cologne will be shown. Catalog: “1912 Mission Moderne”, published by Barbara Schaefer, 648 pages, Wienand-Verlag GmbH, Cologne, 39.90 euros
7
0
Do you want a website?