Author: Birte Hölscher
Francisca van Vloten No. 1 of the ICEAC Book Series entails the thoroughgoing research for a real or fake painting by Piet Mondrian. On Saturday,…
Artist’s colonies arose in Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century quite independently of each other, although almost at the same time. They…
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In this year Monika Öchsner is organizing tours to the following Artists Colonies: Worpswede at the Teufelsmoor and Ferch at the Schwielowsee. Here is a discribtion…
Painter and draughtswoman in Lippe.Loans from the Lippisches Landesmuseum Detmold2.7.2023 – 3.9.2023Städtischen Galerie https://www.landesverband-lippe.de/angebote/malerstadt-schwalenberg/kunstausstellungen/ The Lippisches Landesmuseum in Detmold houses an extensive collection of works…
Kronberg, one of the most important German artists’ colonies, is located near Frankfurt am Main. Its founder is the painter Anton Burger (1824-1905), who settled…
In the second half of the 19th century – as in many small places scattered all over Europe – an artists’ colony also developed in…
After the rediscovery of the Blue Grotto in 1826, the Mediterranean island of Capri became a sought-after destination, especially for the Romantics. Generations of painters…
As early as the 17th century, artists visited the small village of Katwijk on the North Sea. They painted the atmospheric landscape, the beach, the…
Like no other art movement before it, plein airism brought artists into intensive contact with the landscape, the local population, their culture and living conditions.…
The “Black House” in Solingen owes its origins not to enthusiasm for a special landscape or as a retreat into a special, even untouched nature,…
Put in the right light. Still life / Ins rechte Licht gerückt. Stillleben The “still life,” derived from the Dutch word “stilleven,” refers to a…
Staged Moments – Still Life Today / Inszenierte Momente – Stillleben heute The still life, since the 17th century in Europe an independent genre, offered…
In 2002, combining her academic training and her passion for art and music, Francesca Di Ponzio founded the C.L.A.M. International Association. Subsequently, in order to…
The Overbeck-Museum is an art museum in Bremen, Germany, dedicated to the works of Fritz Overbeck and his wife, Hermine Overbeck-Rohte, who both belonged to…
A complete art experience since 1915 Faaborg Museum is a Gesamtkunstwerk featuring painting, sculpture, architecture, and furniture design – and the overall result is extraordinary.…
The spirit of AfricaWorks by Henry Tayali and Rhodrick Tayali 23.4. – 18.6.2023Städtische Galerie, Schieder-Schwalenberg, GER https://www.landesverband-lippe.de/angebote/malerstadt-schwalenberg/kunstausstellungen/ The opening is on 23.4.2023 at 4 pm,…
Since 1875, the fishing village of Ekensund on the north bank of the Flensburg Fjord has become a favorite place for painters from all art…
The artist colony Önningeby was founded by the well-known Finnish landscape painter Victor Westerholm (1860–1919), who studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and attended the…
In 1919 the Dachau artist group emerged from the “Council of Intellectual Workers”. It included 44 artists who stayed in Dachau after the First World…
At possibly one of the most stunning spots in between mountains and the Sognefjord, the popular town of Balestrand had no lack of visitors. The…
Author Sergei Aksakov started inviting other writers and artists to the colony at Ambramtsevo as his guests. Under Aksakov, the artists talked about ways of…
Throughout history, the town of Gödöllö was visited by many famous people and royals, such as Queen Elisabeth (Sisi), who wandered there finding spiritual refuge.…
The beautiful fishing village of Nida – which Germans named Nidden at the birth of the artists’ colony – is situated in the extraordinary landscape…
The village of Szklarska Poręba (Schreiberhau in German), situated between two stunning mountain ranges – the Karkonosze Mountains in the south and the Jizera Mountains…
Chiusa/Klausen rose to become the “city of artists” because of an incisive event in literature and history. The Vogelweide farm in nearby Lajener Ried was…
The Önningeby Artists’ Colony was founded in 1886 by the Finnish landscape painter Victor Westerholm, at the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea. Önningeby attracted…
In the summer of 1882 Max Liebermann, a well-dressed young man from Berlin, accompanied by his Dutch friend, the painter Jozef Israëls arrived in the…
Today, Volendam is a big tourist destination in the Netherlands, situated next to the water and close to Amsterdam. Its traditional fishermen’s town status, full…
After the success of the Oosterbeek colony, and with the industrialisation of cities like Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the artists drawn to landscape painting were looking…
Part of the Barbizon naturalist tradition, the small and picturesque village of Oosterbeek became home to one of the first Dutch artists’ colonies. Situated between…
In the words of writer Jac P. Thijsse: “The Jansberg near Mook, with its immediate surroundings is, botanically, one of the richest landscapes in the…
Seaside resorts seem to attract artists by their very nature. In Domburg the attraction was enhanced by the unspoilt beauty of the surroundings, the special…
After the colony of Barbizon came to life in France, more European artists followed suit. The artists’ colony of Tervuren was founded in the woods…
Genck today is nothing like what it looked like at the start of one of Belgium’s most beloved artists’ colonies in 1840. Today, the city…
Living and working in a big city like Ghent can overwhelm the senses. In Sint-Martens-Latem, artists looked for a more peaceful and silent landscape. Such…
The origins of the village of Champion go back to the Gallo-Roman period. In 1836, a classical-style castle was bought by the Congregation of the…
Formerly a walled town, the picturesque medieval village and artists’ colony of Moret-sur-Loing inspired many impressionist artists and painters, such as Alfred Sisley, who spent…
It’s a privilege to learn a craft at the art academy, but it’s not always the only way. Barbizon was created as an act of…
Cernay-la-Ville lies in the centre of beautiful forest and outstretched farmland, a unique and picturesque landscape calling out to be painted. Because of the arrival…
In the 1890s, Paul Hoecker, then a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, regularly met with his students in Holzhausen, a picturesque…
Lucky – successful artist Hugo Kauffmann discovered Prien am Chiemsee as an optimal living and working place for artists. He praised the beauty of the…
Murnau am Staffelsee is a love story. In 1908, after a journey through Europe and North Africa, artists Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky, members of…
It’s beautifulHeiner Meyer in dialogue with masters of Pop Art 23.4 – 18.6.2023Robert Koepke Haus, Schieder-Schwalenberg, GER https://www.landesverband-lippe.de/angebote/malerstadt-schwalenberg/kunstausstellungen/ On the occasion of the 70th birthday…
Dreaming into the Distance – Otto Niemeyer-Holstein – Pictures of the Sea / In die Ferne träumen – Otto Niemeyer-Holstein – Bilder vom Meer “In…
Abstractions / ABSTRAKTIONEN Gisela Claußen avoids echoes of the representational in her acrylic paintings. Before she starts painting, she develops the colours, under-colours and shapes…
Naturalien Cabinet / Naturalien Kabinett / Gabinetto di Scienze naturaliElisabeth Oberrauch 1.4. – 27.5.2023Stadtmuseum Klausen / Museo Civicio Di Chiusa www.museumklausenchiusa.it Elisabeth Oberrauch’s exhibition in…
ALL FROM THE BEGINNING. One hundred years of Franz Radziwill in Dangast / ALLES AUF ANFANG. Hundert Jahre Franz Radziwill in Dangast After initial successes…
The Brouwer Collection / De Collectie Brouwerfamiliar and nearby / herkenbaar en dichtbij The Brouwer Collection is an exhibition not to be missed for lovers…
Six contemporary artists in harmony with nature / Zes hedendaagse kunstenaars in harmonie met de natuur. With Jackie Bongers, Ineke de Brouwer, Johan Elenbaas, Rose de…
RAW Photo Triennale Worpswede / Turning point. Turning world. RAW Festival Weeks.From 19 March to 11 June 2023. Here it is, the fourth edition of…
Sabine Zache (*1938) – For her 85th birthday / From coast to coast – from Königsberg to Ahrenshoop On the occasion of her 85th birthday,…
Darmstadt is known for several cultural greats: modern architecture, impressive churches, and Jugendstil. As the centre of the Art Nouveau movement, Darmstadt functioned as a…
The Schwälmer Willingshäuser Malerkolonie is the oldest artists’ colony in Europe. It was a happy coincidence, but also a personal misfortune, that an artists’ colony…
Impressionist artists flocked to Schieder-Schwalenberg because of the harmony of the medieval town, surrounded by quiet hilly landscapes and invested with beautiful light. Painters from…
From 1919-1921, politically active intellectuals and artists lived and worked in Simonskall in the municipality of Hürtgenwald near the city of Düren. Situated in a…
As an artistic studio and producer gallery, Malwerk offers a wide range of services and products. The focus is on workshops, courses and artistic commissions…
Fishermen’s village Ferch is a tiny town on the southwestern end of Lake Schwielowsee, which kept its cute rural character into the late 20th century.…
On the 17 km narrow fjord on the border of Denmark, close to the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, the small town of Heikendorf…
The artist’s colony of Usedom was founded a bit later than many of the colonies of the time, but was no less popular. Nearly 30…
Together with Ahrenshoop and Schwaan, Hiddensee counts as one of the North German artists‘ colonies. On a small and intimate island like this, wide blue…
Whether it’s sculptures, literature, film, music, theatre or paintings you’re looking for, Ahrenshoop will always be inviting. Right near the wild edges and cliffs of…
As quite the old town with roots in slavic culture and a good position between rivers Warnow and Beke, Schwaan was set to be a…
Imagine taking your pencils, your brushes and your easel and setting up your studio near the beach for the summer. To the painters of “Die…