Seven at One Blow / Sieben auf einen Streich
25 Years of the Heikendorf Artists’ Museum
The title recalls one of the Grimm fairy tales and was deliberately chosen. Fairy tales spark the imagination, have something magical about them, and are full of truths about life. Heinrich Blunck, regarded as a master of fiery colors; Rudolf Behrend, who drew inspiration from Impressionism and Expressionism; Georg Burmester, who depicted the rural surroundings with their typical architecture; Oscar Droege, the masterful woodcut artist and painter; Werner Lange, a representative of Expressionism; Jeane Flieser, whose art was shaped by her own biography and themes of destruction, loss, and grief; and Karin Hertz, whose depictions of people always appear realistic, though postures and limb positions are stylized and precisely composed.
All their works speak of landscapes and people, of longing and observation, of experiment and tradition. In their diversity, they enrich our view of the world and invite us to broaden our own perspective on art.
Parallel to the presentation of the Heikendorf artists’ colony in the special exhibition hall, the studio house will feature the exhibition “Art from the Tip”, offering a comprehensive insight into Denmark’s best-known artists’ colony, Skagen.
For 25 years now, Heikendorf has been home to the Artists’ Museum, supported by the Heinrich Blunck Foundation. The museum consists of the studio house, the former residence of the Blunck family, the special exhibition hall, which was expanded in 2015/16, and the beautiful garden that offers something in bloom in every season. For 25 years, there have been four special exhibitions each year, along with many other attractions such as the Easter Egg Market and smaller special events. For 25 years, there has also been this wonderful group of about 45 volunteers, who constantly renew themselves and without whom nothing would function.
