Moritzburg graphic collection (Halle)
The focus of the collection of the Grafisches Kabinett of the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale) , which stores around 37,000 works from the 15th to the 21st century, is German graphics of the 20th century with expressionist and constructivist art . Outstanding single sheets and unique bundles, which often also reveal regional references, complement the collection with remarkable works. The graphic collection in the Moritzburg is spatially separated from the exhibition area and is therefore not accessible to visitors.
history
The graphic collection of the Moritzburg Halle (Saale) art museum was initially based heavily on painting and sculpture by documenting the creation process of a work of art and being kept or collected by the museum . This aspect can also be traced back to the collection, as there are a striking number of preliminary drawings , drafts and studies showing an object that (once) existed in Moritzburg, for example drafts of the fate of animals by Franz Marc . The emancipation of graphics did not begin until the second half of the 20th century and the museum expanded its collection to include numerous works. The existing graphics, drawings, etc. have also been given new attention.
The beginnings of the collection focus on classic modernism can be found with Max Sauerlandt , who took over the museum management in 1908. The later director Alois J. Schardt also continued this direction, which is why the Moritzburg became known throughout Germany as a museum of the present in the first third of the 20th century. The 1930s and the seizure of power by the NSDAP were to have far-reaching consequences for the Grafisches Kabinett, as it lost more than 120 modern graphic works during the Degenerate Art campaign in 1937 .
The most recent acquisitions by the Grafisches Kabinett (2013) are two drawings by Gustav Klimt , which he made in preparation for his portrait of Marie Henneberg (1901/02), which occupies a central place in the Halle collection.
collection
The most important holdings of the graphic collection in the Moritzburg are probably the leaflet collection (over 1,000 sheets), a collection of cityscapes by the Merian brothers, a portrait engraving collection and an 800-sheet ornament engraving collection from the Rococo and Classicism . Outstanding single sheets by Caspar David Friedrich , Ludwig Richter , Carl Spitzweg and others also document the art of the 19th century. extremely comprehensive - even if the Grafisches Kabinett is not aiming for a seamless walk through the epochs of art history . The works of the Halle painter Carl Adolf Senff are of regional importance for Halle . Well over 400 drawings have survived from him. The collection also includes a bundle of costume studies by the Halle university drawing teacher Adam Weise . These examples clearly show that the Moritzburg is increasingly collecting works by artists who had a personal connection to Halle.
The main interest in the collection of the Grafisches Kabinett lies in the art of the first half of the 20th century: hand drawings, watercolors and prints from the "Brücke" , the "Blauen Reiter" and the "Blauen Vier" are represented in the collection. 90 sheets by Lyonel Feininger and over 40 works by the Russian constructivist El Lissitzky continue to characterize the Halle holdings.
Another focus of the collection are the facets of socially critical art ( Käthe Kollwitz , Otto Dix , Karl Völker , Oskar Nerlinger, etc.) as well as works from the period after 1950, mainly from the art centers of the GDR - Dresden , Berlin , Leipzig , Chemnitz and of course hall - originate.
A separate group of sculptor drawings are another special area of collection.
Online presence of the collection
In 2012 the Moritzburg Art Museum Halle (Saale) started a project aimed at the comprehensive digitization of museum objects. The information on the museum holdings from inventory books, index cards and obsolete databases is being transferred to professional property management software (Museum plus). This concept primarily serves to simplify the organization of internal work processes and inventory practice . Moritzburg began with the holdings of classical modernism (1900–1937), which are representative of the museum. By the end of 2014, a total of around 9,000 objects from the collections of paintings, sculptures, graphics, photography , art medals and coins as well as arts and crafts and design are to be digitized.
But not only the internal work is modernized and facilitated with this project, the public also has access to selected holdings via the online database museum-digital in order to get to know treasures stored in the depot or to research scientific topics. At the moment (as of December 2013) a total of 2,037 objects can be viewed at museum-digital - 64 of these objects come from the graphic collection. In particular, works by the artists El Lissitzky , Otto Mueller and Franz Marc are currently available online. The ongoing creation of further data sets will be an important part of the future work of the Graphic Collection.
Others
Even many years after the end of the Second World War , the origin of works of art is still questionable in numerous cases - are museum objects also looted art by the National Socialists or works that were extorted from collectors of Jewish faith for ridiculous prices? For a long time, this question was neglected in German museums. Only in the last few years has it reappeared in public interest - triggered above all by numerous scandals in the recent past. Since May 2011, acquisitions from 1933–1949 have been systematically examined at Moritzburg in order to clarify their provenance . The aim is to find out whether there are works among the museum acquisitions that have the acquisition context described above. The studies focus on paintings, hand drawings and prints.
Exhibitions
Despite the renovation work in the Moritzburg that began in November 2013, visitors to the museum can also see some graphic works from the holdings of the collection - mostly in connection with thematic collections. For conservation reasons and lack of space, however, their number is limited to a small number.
literature
- Logika GmbH (ed.): The painters of the bridge. Collection Hermann Gerlinger , Munich et al. 2010 (Edition Logika, 13).
- Museumsverband Sachsen-Anhalt eV (ed.): Information brochure on museum-digital , Bernburg o. J.
- Katja Schneider : Modern and Present. The art museum in Halle , Halle (Saale) 2008.
Web links
- Graphic collection of the Moritzburg Foundation
- Heinecke, Eva: Project description: Transfer of experience in digitization in museums , 2012
- Moritzburg Foundation on museum-digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Schneider: Moderne und Gegenwart, pp. 216–218.
- ↑ See Schneider: Moderne und Gegenwart, pp. 8–12.
- ↑ See new acquisitions by the Moritzburg Foundation
- ↑ See graphic collection of the Moritzburg Foundation
- ↑ Cf. Schneider: Moderne und Gegenwart, pp. 18–19.
- ↑ See graphic collection of the Moritzburg Foundation
- ↑ See Schneider: Moderne und Gegenwart, pp. 210–215.
- ↑ See Heinecke: Project description, o. S. ( page can no longer be called up , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ See Moritzburg Foundation on museum-digital ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ See provenance research at the Moritzburg Foundation ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
