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Kunsthalle Emden
Kunsthalle Emden (Henri and Eske Nannen Foundation, Donation Otto Van de loo) is a German art museum in Emden in East Frisia, Germany. The museum's collections include more than 1,500 works. History In 1986, Henri Nannen (1913–1996) commissioned a building for his collection of 20th-century art in Emden, his home town. The core of the collection includes German Expressionism with works by Nolde, Macke and Kokoschka. In October 2000 the Munich art dealer and collector Otto van de Loo donated his collection to Kunsthalle Emden. Provenance research and collection Provenance research into the Nannen donation pointed to some problematic artworks. An artwork from the Ismar Littmann Art Collection, Ismar Littmann art collection, which had confiscated by the Gestapo, was restituted. In 2002 a settlement was reached concerning a painting by Emil Nolde with the heirs of Mr. Wurzburger, who, along with his wife, was murdered by Nazis in the Holocaust. The painting had been seized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunsthalle Emden Winter 2007
A kunsthalle is a facility that mounts temporary art exhibitions, similar to an art gallery. It is distinct from an art museum by not having a Collection (artwork), permanent collection. In the Geographical distribution of German speakers#Europe, German-speaking regions of Europe, ''Kunsthallen'' are often operated by a non-profit ' ("art association" or "art society"), and have associated artists, symposia, studios and workshops. They are sometimes called a ''Kunsthaus''. Origin, spelling and variants The term ''kunsthalle'' is a loanword from the German ''Kunsthalle'', a English compound#Compound nouns, compound noun formed by combining the two nouns ''Kunst'' (art) and ''Halle'' (hall). Like all nouns in German, the word is written with an initial Letter case#Capitalisation, capital letter. In English, it should be written with a lower-case letter (''kunsthalle'') unless it is the first word of a sentence or part of a title. The plural form ''Kunsthallen'' is usually rendered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
