Günter Busch (art historian)

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Günter Busch (born March 2, 1917 in Bremen ; † June 23, 2009 in Bremen) was a German art historian and director of the Kunsthalle Bremen .

biography

After training as an art teacher from 1936 to 1940, Busch studied at the Berlin-Schöneberg School of Art and received his doctorate in 1944 at the German Charles University in Prague .

After completing his internship at the Kunsthalle Bremen, he was appointed curator to succeed Wilken von Alten in 1945 . After the suicide of Kunsthalle director Emil Waldmann , Busch took over the scientific management of the Kunsthalle in 1945. The recovery of the evacuated collections and the restoration of the partially destroyed building were initially the most important tasks. From 1946 to 1950 Rudolf Alexander Schröder was acting director of the art gallery . After his resignation in 1950, Busch officially became director of the institute.

Busch was now required to partially close the gaps in the collection of the Kunsthalle with the limited resources according to a collection concept of “concentration and renunciation”. His purchasing policy corresponded to the concept of the first art hall director (1899 to 1914) Gustav Pauli : A parallel representation of German and French art of the 19th century and the emphasis on “picturesque” painting. Busch's most important acquisitions include paintings by Eugène Delacroix , the artist group Nabis and the selection of works by Max Beckmann . He looked after the copper engraving cabinet and acquired, among other things, the extensive collection of prints by Pablo Picasso . The drawing remained his preferred research and collection area. In addition, 13 paintings by Paula Modersohn-Becker were added to the collection. As early as 1947 he showed the first exhibition of works by the artist, followed in 1976 by the large commemorative exhibition on her 100th birthday and in 1982/83 he presented her landscapes. The art gallery was able to acquire new works through generous patrons and donations, such as the large jubilee foundation in 1973 for the 150th anniversary of the Bremen Art Association . Since 1977 he has been a member of the German Academy for Language and Poetry .

In 1984 Busch retired after almost 40 years of museum activity. His successor in 1985 was the art historian Siegfried Salzmann .

Honors

Works

He published important publications on artists such as Eugène Delacroix , Max Liebermann , Max Beckmann , Emil Nolde , Paula Modersohn-Becker and Otto Modersohn and dedicated pioneering exhibitions to them.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Busch, Günter, p. 65 .

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personal data
SURNAME Busch, Günter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian and director of the Bremen art gallery
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 2009
Place of death Bremen