MOMENTS OF ENCOUNTER - "Brücke" and their Models

MOMENTS OF ENCOUNTER - "Brücke" and their Models

Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Riehen Wettsteinstrasse 4Riehen, 4125, Switzerland Saturday, December 10, 2022–Saturday, March 18, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, December 9, 2022, 6 p.m.


stehende by erich heckel

Erich Heckel

Stehende, 1912

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schlafende by erich heckel

Erich Heckel

Schlafende, 1910

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zwei ringer (two wrestlers) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Zwei Ringer (Two Wrestlers), 1906

22,000 EUR

liegender akt (reclining nude) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Liegender Akt (Reclining Nude), 1908

29,000 GBP

sitzender männlicher akt (sitting male nude) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Sitzender männlicher Akt (Sitting Male Nude), 1908

23,000 GBP

zwei mädchen im sertig-tal (two girls in the sertig valley) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Zwei Mädchen im Sertig-Tal (Two Girls in the Sertig Valley), 1926

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badeanstalt (bathhouse) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Badeanstalt (Bathhouse), 1936

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badende (bather) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Badende (Bather), 1927

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three nudes in the forest by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Three Nudes in the Forest, 1933

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sich umwendender sitzender akt (turning, sitting nude)  by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Sich umwendender sitzender Akt (Turning, sitting Nude) , 1908

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zwei akte im gespräch by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Zwei Akte im Gespräch, ca. 1925

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mädchen auf dem kanapee by otto mueller

Otto Mueller

Mädchen auf dem Kanapee, 1921–1922

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In dozens of works, one can find people who met the "Brücke" and became its companions, sometimes for years. The new exhibition "MOMENTS OF ENCOUNTER - The 'Brücke' and their Models" follows traces and sheds light on the manifold relationships of the painters with their models.

These portraits, nudes and figures, painted in oil, drawn on paper, cut in wood or carved into panels, bear witness to the respective moments of encounter with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Otto Mueller, Hermann Max Pechstein and Emil Nolde. They provide an insight into the artists' life stages, developments and artistic interests, and are often a reflection of their very own emotional state. Selected sculptures by Karl Hartung show the representation of the human being in the genre of sculpture.

In the exhibition, we invite you to embark on a journey to the life stories of the "Brücke" artists, creating your own personal "moments of encounter" with the works of art.

You can reach us from the SBB railway station by tram 2 (direction "Eglisee"), which takes you to "Badischer Bahnhof", where you change to tram 6 (direction "Riehen, Grenze") to the "Riehen-Dorf" stop. Or take the regional train S6 (direction "Zell") to the stop "Riehen".

The gallery is located at the Riehen municipal hall car park behind the country inn.