Leonie von Rüxleben
Leonie Freifrau von Rüxleben (born August 29, 1920 , † September 21, 2005 in Hamburg ) was a German art collector.
Life
Leonie Freifrau von Rüxleben worked as a grain broker. In almost four decades she collected around 1,300 self-portraits by artists. These include self-portraits by Hans Thoma , Heinrich Vogeler , Max Liebermann , Lovis Corinth , Johannes Boris Gurewitsch and Max Slevogt .
The extensive collection includes works by the expressionists Max Beckmann , Erich Heckel , Ernst Ludwig Kirchner , Max Pechstein , Oskar Kokoschka and Otto Dix . Furthermore, Horst Janssen can be found with 20 original self-portraits, almost as many as Paul Wunderlich's . There are portraits of Johannes Grützke , Anton Kitzmüller and Reiner Schwarz , Werner Tübke , Willi Sitte , Bernhard Heisig , Harald Metzkes and Max Uhlig as well as a self-portrait by Günter Grass .
The collection is managed by the Lübeck Kunsthalle St. Annen and shown in temporary exhibitions.
Leonie von Rüxleben died at the age of 85 in Hamburg.
Web links
- Part of the Rüxleben Collection - Schleswig-Holstein Museum Portal
Individual evidence
- ^ Collection Leonie von Rüxleben: The Art of Self-Portrait. Kunsthalle St. Annen, accessed on March 10, 2019 .
- ^ Museums Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg: Johannes Boris Gurewitsch: Self-portrait .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rüxleben, Leonie von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rüxleben, Leonie Freifrau von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2005 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |