Münter House
The Münter House in Murnau am Staffelsee was the home of the artist Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) from 1909 to 1914 (with Wassily Kandinsky ) and from 1931 (with Johannes Eichner ) until her death . The Murnau family called the house "Russian House" because of Kandinsky's Russian origins. Today it is a memorial and a museum that is managed by the Gabriele Münter and Johannes Eichner Foundation.
history
1908 to 1914
The Münter house was built in 1908 as a country house outside Murnau (today in the urban area of Murnau) at Kottmüllerallee 6. This year Gabriele Münter, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin spent their summer and painted in Murnau, which resulted in Münter and Kandinsky turning to Expressionist painting - due to the influences of Jawlensky and Werefkin.
Acquired by Gabriele Münter in 1909, she lived there permanently with her partner Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) until the outbreak of World War I in 1914 - when they were not traveling or staying in Munich . At that time, painter friends, collectors and critics often came to visit Murnau, such as Franz Marc , Alexej von Jawlensky , Marianne von Werefkin , August Macke , Heinrich Campendonk , Paul Klee or the composer Arnold Schönberg . This is how ideas and important works of art emerged here, which are known today as the art of the " Blue Rider ".
The reverse glass painting typical of the region was also important for Kandinsky's and Münter's artistic work at the time, as was done at the time by the Murnau reverse glass painter Heinrich Rambold (1872–1953). Important influences of Bavarian folk art can be found in the Münter House, such as the furniture painted by Kandinsky or the painted stairs.
Late 1920s to 1962
At the end of the 1920s, Münter returned to the Münter house in Murnau. From 1931 she lived here with her partner Johannes Eichner (1886–1958) until her death in 1962.
Gabriele Münter saved a large part of Kandinsky's early work from being attacked by the National Socialists , who branded it as degenerate art by hiding Kandinsky's works of art in the basement of the Münter House during the Nazi regime and World War II .
On her 80th birthday in 1957, Gabriele Münter gave these Kandinsky works to the city of Munich, which makes the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus world famous. This donation is still one of the most important parts of the Lenbachhaus today.
Today: Memorial & Museum
In 1998 and 1999 the Münter house was completely and extensively renovated. Gabriele Münter wanted the Münter House to be a memorial for her art and the art of Kandinsky, which should be accessible to the public. Here you can find parts of the original furnishings of the Münter house such as furniture that was painted by Münter and Kandinsky, or reverse glass pictures, graphics or paintings that were created by the two artists. Parts of the folk art collection of both artists are also available.
literature
- Rosel Gollek: The Münter House in Murnau . Munich 1984
Web links
- The Münter house on the Murnau website
- The Münter-Haus on the Lenbachhaus homepage
- The Münter House at www.museen-in-bayern.de
- The Münter House on the Foundation's homepage
Individual evidence
- ^ Gabriele Münter and Johannes Eichner Foundation: History. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 28.8 " N , 11 ° 11 ′ 47.8" E