The Lentos Art Museum (German: Kunstmuseum Lentos) is a museum of modern art in Linz, Austria,[1] which opened in May 2003 as the successor to the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz (New Gallery of the City of Linz).
The museum was designed by Zurich-based architectural firm Weber & Hofer.[2] It is 130 m (430 ft) long and has approximately 8,000 m2 (86,000 sq ft) of floor space. The building's transparent glass façade is illuminated at night. It is located directly on the Danube between the Nibelungen Bridge and Brucknerhaus.
One hundred twenty important art works from the collection of the Berlin art dealer Wolfgang Gurlitt (1888–1965), including paintings and graphic works by Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka, Nolde, Corinth and Pechstein, became the foundation of the collection of the New Gallery of the City of Linz after World War II.[3] Adding to these holdings, in 1953, Linz made the New Gallery a city museum with an active exhibition and acquisition programs. In 1998, the decision was made to build the Lentos Museum, which opened in May 2003. The museum presents significant themes and issues of contemporary art by displaying works of various schools of modern art from the Lentos collection and by exhibiting works of 20th century art on loan from other museums.[4]
The sculpture collection holdings are continuously expanded through active acquisition policies. Since May 2004 the Viennese curator, critic and journalist Stella Rollig has been the director of the Lentos Art museum. In addition to the existing collection, modern art and the most current trends in contemporary art are presented in changing exhibitions.[5]
Nazi-looted art and provenance researchEdit
For the Lentos Museum of Art the legacy of the Gurlitt Collection is "as brilliant as it is problematic".[6] Wolfgang Gurlitt, a close contact of the director of the HitlerFührermuseum, Hermann Voss, was investigated for Nazi art looting in 1946, along with other members of the Gurlitt family.[7][8] Wolfgang Gurlitt's art collection, which the museum purchased in, included artworks that had been looted by Nazis from Jewish collectors.[9] The museum undertook provenance research to establish the origins and ownership history of the collection and the city of Linz created a dedicated provenance working group in 2007.[10] As of 2019, 64 works of art had been investigated, of which 13 paintings were found to have looted art. Artworks restituted to the families of the Jewish collectors plundered by the Nazis include:[11]
1999: Lesser Ury, Die Näherin [The seamstress] (Inv. no. 138)
2009:Gustav Klimt, Damenbildnis [Portrait of a lady] (Inv. no. 149) restituted to the heirs of Aranka Munk[13]
2011:Wilhelm Trübner, Bildnis Carl Schuh [Portrait of Carl Schuh] (Inv. no. 104) Settlement with the heirs of Harry Fuld
2012: 6 paintings by Anton Romako: Mädchen mit aufgestütztem Arm (Tochter des Künstlers), 1875, Inv. no. 10; Der Zweikampf (Kämpfende Ritter), Inv. no. 81; Zigeunerlager, Inv. no. 83; Mädchen mit Früchten, um 1875, Inv. no. 103; Ungarische Puszta (Strohschober in Bálványos), about1880, Inv. no. 104; Bildnis Karl Schwach, 1854, Inv. no. 145 restituted to the heirs of Oskar und Malvine Reichel (on loan to the Lentos)[14]
2015:Lovis Corinth, Othello (Der Mohr), 1894, (Inv. Nr. 23) and Lovis Corinth, Schwabing (Blick aus dem Atelierfenster), 1891, (Inv. Nr. 24) restituted to the heirs of Jean and Ida Baer
2015:Emil Nolde, Maiwiese (Maienwiese) [Meadow in May], 1915, (Inv. Nr. 94) restituted to the heirs of Dr. Otto Siegfried Julius[15]
Not all the artworks have been verified yet and provenance research continues.
^"Research and documentation of provenance of the ?Gurlitt Collection? of the City of Linz 1, Spoils of War. Special Edition Magdeburg Conference 2001" (PDF). kulturgutverluste.de. pp. 45–46. (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-20. The term "Gurlitt Collection" refers to a significant part of the licensed art dealer Wolfgang Gurlitt's collection, which was sold by him to the City of Linz on January 14, 1953. This collection in Gurlitt's possession, consisting of 76 oil paintings and 33 prints, mainly by German artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, a further 30 oil paintings and 426 prints as well as the extensive Kubin Collection made up the basis of the "New Gallery of the City of Linz – Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum".
^"Eine neue Seite | www.lentos.at". English. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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^Dittmar, Peter (2013-11-04). . DIE WELT. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^"Austrian exhibition to reveal story of Wolfgang Gurlitt, art dealer for the Nazis turned museum director". www.theartnewspaper.com. from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
^Artdaily. "Sotheby's to Sell Restituted Masterpiece by Egon Schiele". artdaily.cc. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
^"Heirs of Nazi victim to sell restituted Klimt". Reuters. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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^"Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz - Provenance research". www.lentos.at. from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
October 21, 2023
lentos, museum, german, kunstmuseum, lentos, museum, modern, linz, austria, which, opened, 2003, successor, neue, galerie, stadt, linz, gallery, city, linz, linzlocation, within, austriaestablishedmay, 2003, 2003, locationlinz, austriacoordinates48, 30861, 289. The Lentos Art Museum German Kunstmuseum Lentos is a museum of modern art in Linz Austria 1 which opened in May 2003 as the successor to the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz New Gallery of the City of Linz Lentos Art MuseumLentos Art Museum LinzLocation within AustriaEstablishedMay 2003 2003 05 LocationLinz AustriaCoordinates48 18 31 N 14 17 22 E 48 30861 N 14 28944 E 48 30861 14 28944TypeArt MuseumCollectionsModern artArchitectWeber amp HoferWebsitewww wbr lentos wbr atLentos at nightThe museum was designed by Zurich based architectural firm Weber amp Hofer 2 It is 130 m 430 ft long and has approximately 8 000 m2 86 000 sq ft of floor space The building s transparent glass facade is illuminated at night It is located directly on the Danube between the Nibelungen Bridge and Brucknerhaus Contents 1 History 2 The collection 3 Internationality of the sculpture collection 4 Nazi looted art and provenance research 5 Bibliography 6 External links 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory EditOne hundred twenty important art works from the collection of the Berlin art dealer Wolfgang Gurlitt 1888 1965 including paintings and graphic works by Klimt Schiele Kokoschka Nolde Corinth and Pechstein became the foundation of the collection of the New Gallery of the City of Linz after World War II 3 Adding to these holdings in 1953 Linz made the New Gallery a city museum with an active exhibition and acquisition programs In 1998 the decision was made to build the Lentos Museum which opened in May 2003 The museum presents significant themes and issues of contemporary art by displaying works of various schools of modern art from the Lentos collection and by exhibiting works of 20th century art on loan from other museums 4 The collection EditThe museum collection includes around 1500 works from the areas of painting sculpture and object art over 10 000 works on paper and about 850 photographs including significant contributions to the development of artistic photography A Rodtschenko Man Ray H Bayer The earliest works among the museum s holdings are from the first half of the 19th century C D Friedrich J B Reiter From the area of classical modernism the Lentos collection includes important paintings by Klimt Schiele Kokoschka Corinth and Pechstein The collection also covers the inter war period with works from German and Austrian Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit New Objectivity The period after 1945 is exemplified with works and ensembles of international art including paintings sculptures and graphic works by Karel Appel Ernst Wilhelm Nay Andy Warhol Keith Haring Maria Lassnig Gabriele Munter Markus Lupertz Arnulf Rainer Eduardo Chillida Tony Cragg Gottfried Helnwein Sean Scully Anthony Caro Valie Export Elke Krystufek Ludwig Merwart and others citation needed Internationality of the sculpture collection EditThe sculpture collection holdings are continuously expanded through active acquisition policies Since May 2004 the Viennese curator critic and journalist Stella Rollig has been the director of the Lentos Art museum In addition to the existing collection modern art and the most current trends in contemporary art are presented in changing exhibitions 5 Nazi looted art and provenance research EditFor the Lentos Museum of Art the legacy of the Gurlitt Collection is as brilliant as it is problematic 6 Wolfgang Gurlitt a close contact of the director of the Hitler Fuhrermuseum Hermann Voss was investigated for Nazi art looting in 1946 along with other members of the Gurlitt family 7 8 Wolfgang Gurlitt s art collection which the museum purchased in included artworks that had been looted by Nazis from Jewish collectors 9 The museum undertook provenance research to establish the origins and ownership history of the collection and the city of Linz created a dedicated provenance working group in 2007 10 As of 2019 64 works of art had been investigated of which 13 paintings were found to have looted art Artworks restituted to the families of the Jewish collectors plundered by the Nazis include 11 1999 Lesser Ury Die Naherin The seamstress Inv no 138 2003 Egon Schiele Stadt am Fluss Town on the river Inv no 13 restituted to the heirs of Daisy Hellmann 12 2009 Gustav Klimt Damenbildnis Portrait of a lady Inv no 149 restituted to the heirs of Aranka Munk 13 2011 Wilhelm Trubner Bildnis Carl Schuh Portrait of Carl Schuh Inv no 104 Settlement with the heirs of Harry Fuld 2012 6 paintings by Anton Romako Madchen mit aufgestutztem Arm Tochter des Kunstlers 1875 Inv no 10 Der Zweikampf Kampfende Ritter Inv no 81 Zigeunerlager Inv no 83 Madchen mit Fruchten um 1875 Inv no 103 Ungarische Puszta Strohschober in Balvanyos about1880 Inv no 104 Bildnis Karl Schwach 1854 Inv no 145 restituted to the heirs of Oskar und Malvine Reichel on loan to the Lentos 14 2015 Lovis Corinth Othello Der Mohr 1894 Inv Nr 23 and Lovis Corinth Schwabing Blick aus dem Atelierfenster 1891 Inv Nr 24 restituted to the heirs of Jean and Ida Baer 2015 Emil Nolde Maiwiese Maienwiese Meadow in May 1915 Inv Nr 94 restituted to the heirs of Dr Otto Siegfried Julius 15 Not all the artworks have been verified yet and provenance research continues Bibliography EditVan Uffelen Chris Contemporary Museums Architecture History Collections Braun Publishing 2010 ISBN 978 3 03768 067 4 pages 146 149 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Official website Provenance Research Website of the architect s office Weber Hofer Partner Pictures plans 360 VR Panorama pictures from the Lentos Art MuseumSee also EditWolfgang Gurlitt List of claims for restitution for Nazi looted artReferences Edit Eine neue Seite www lentos at English Retrieved 2023 01 06 Bauten Weber Hofer Partner AG www weber hofer ch in German 2020 12 22 Retrieved 2022 09 23 Research and documentation of provenance of the Gurlitt Collection of the City of Linz 1 Spoils of War Special Edition Magdeburg Conference 2001 PDF kulturgutverluste de pp 45 46 Archived PDF from the original on 2021 01 20 The term Gurlitt Collection refers to a significant part of the licensed art dealer Wolfgang Gurlitt s collection which was sold by him to the City of Linz on January 14 1953 This collection in Gurlitt s possession consisting of 76 oil paintings and 33 prints mainly by German artists from the 19th and 20th centuries a further 30 oil paintings and 426 prints as well as the extensive Kubin Collection made up the basis of the New Gallery of the City of Linz Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum Eine neue Seite www lentos at English Retrieved 2022 08 12 Lentos Art Museum Linz Tourism www linztourismus at Retrieved 2022 11 19 Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz WOLFGANG GURLITT FAIRY PRINCE www lentos at Retrieved 2021 06 06 Art Looting Intelligence Unit ALIU Reports 1945 1946 and ALIU Red Flag Names List and Index www lootedart com Retrieved 2021 06 06 Dittmar Peter 2013 11 04 Raubkunst Die Gurlitts ein deutscher Kunsthandler Clan DIE WELT Archived from the original on 2013 11 11 Retrieved 2021 06 07 Austrian exhibition to reveal story of Wolfgang Gurlitt art dealer for the Nazis turned museum director www theartnewspaper com Archived from the original on 2019 03 21 Retrieved 2021 06 06 Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Provenance research www lentos at Retrieved 2021 06 06 Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Provenance research PDF www lentos at Retrieved 2021 06 06 Artdaily Sotheby s to Sell Restituted Masterpiece by Egon Schiele artdaily cc Retrieved 2021 06 06 Heirs of Nazi victim to sell restituted Klimt Reuters 2010 05 28 Retrieved 2021 06 06 Linz restitutes Nazi Looted Art Again PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2021 06 06 Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz Provenance research www lentos at Archived from the original on 2021 05 17 Retrieved 2021 06 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lentos Art Museum amp oldid 1177408155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
