At our booth 444 we are going to show this year paintings, sculpture and works on paper by the following artists:
with a focus on the theme „First World War“
Erich Heckel
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
As well as works of art by other artists
George Grosz
Lyonel Feininger
August Macke
Edvard Munch
Emil Nolde
Christian Rohlfs
Géza Vastagh
Fritz Winter
sculpture
Karl Hartung
The head-and-shoulders portrait is that of Hugo Biallowons (1879 Sensburg – Verdun 1916), forest supervisor and life companion of Botho Graef, Professor of Archeology and Art History in Jena. Here in our painting 'Hugo', also a close friend of Kirchner’s, since 1914, is already portrayed in the uniform that was to be his fate. Hugo Biallowons models for Kirchner on various occasions as for the paintings "Tanz zwischen zwei Frauen" (Dance between the women) (see Gordon 443). When Hugo was killed at Verdun in 1916, Kirchner was devastated. Botho Graef (1857 Berlin – Königstein 1917) died of a broken heart only a few months after Hugo’s death in action. Kirchner had lost one of the few pillars of stability in the maelstrom of the Second World War. This loss was also a reason for Kirchner’s nervous breakdown shortly afterwards that lead him into several hospitals and finally to Switzerland. In this so sad and wearing period, Kirchner created some of his most remarkable and important paintings in spite of his existential fear.
This year's fair appearance at the TEFAF Maastricht 2019 is completely under the sign and theme of the First World War. In addition to works never seen before in oil and on paper by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, you can also see other works by the artist‘s group "Brücke", especially by Erich Heckel and Emil Nolde, at our stand 444. With August Macke another well-known expressionist will complement our presentation. Furthermore, paintings, drawings and prints by George Grosz, Lyonel Feininger and Edvard Munch can be seen, among others. All this will be complemented by sculptures, especially bronzes by Karl Hartung.
You are kindly invited to visit the virtual tour of our stand 444:
https://www.masterartvr.com/vtour/3600
