ExhibitionNovember 13, 2020
German Expressionism from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
The museum presents an exhibition dedicated to German Expressionism, as part of the celebrations for the centenary of the birth of Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921-2002). The Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza stood out for his intense collecting activity of the main artistic movements of the 20th century, among which expressionism would occupy a primary place.
In 1993 the Spanish State acquired most of the Thyssen collection and a significant selection of German Expressionist art - a school previously almost absent from Spanish collections - thus passed into the possession of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. For the first time in decades, the exhibition German Expressionism from the Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection now reunites those works with the group of Expressionist paintings that remained with the Baron’s wife, Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, and his children
Curated by Paloma Alarcó, the exhibition will modify the habitual chronological display of Expressionism in the museum’s galleries in order to offer a new vision structured around three concepts: the paintings’ creative process, their success with the public and critics, and the relationship between Baron Thyssen and his art dealers and the exhibition projects that he organised to promote knowledge of his collection internationally.
The exhibition will be in view until March 14, 2021. For more information visit: https://www.museothyssen.org/exposiciones/expresionismo-aleman-coleccion-baron
In 1993 the Spanish State acquired most of the Thyssen collection and a significant selection of German Expressionist art - a school previously almost absent from Spanish collections - thus passed into the possession of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. For the first time in decades, the exhibition German Expressionism from the Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection now reunites those works with the group of Expressionist paintings that remained with the Baron’s wife, Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, and his children
Curated by Paloma Alarcó, the exhibition will modify the habitual chronological display of Expressionism in the museum’s galleries in order to offer a new vision structured around three concepts: the paintings’ creative process, their success with the public and critics, and the relationship between Baron Thyssen and his art dealers and the exhibition projects that he organised to promote knowledge of his collection internationally.
The exhibition will be in view until March 14, 2021. For more information visit: https://www.museothyssen.org/exposiciones/expresionismo-aleman-coleccion-baron
