Against the light — the exhibition of German artists in the Hermitage

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the Hermitage contemporary art Department for eight months, transferred to temporary storage an invaluable part of a collection of 26 paintings of George Economy, which are posted in the Halls of the court III floor galleries of the General staff. The exhibition is available for connoisseurs of art until January 14, 2014.

the Exhibition of German artists of the twentieth century from the collections of the Greek ship-owner and billionaire George Steward, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of technology, entitled "Against the light" is another collection of expressionism and new objectivity.

D. Economy a year ago in Athens, opened his private Museum, many items of the collection housed in the famous museums of the world, for example, a significant collection of graphics was also transferred to temporary storage in the State graphic collection. The Staatliche Graphische Sammlung) in Munich.

Your collection of painting of D. Economy began collecting in 1990 of the last century and even today his collection is recognized as one of the best. The owner is the most influential collector of art in the world. All artwork in the collection were purchased at auctions and in galleries in countries such as Germany, UK, Austria.

the collecting of works of art German art of the early XX century, is very difficult, in view of the difficult social and political situation in Germany of the last century. This is the first world war, the great depression, the reign of Adolf Hitler and the second world war. Especially many works were destroyed as a result of the struggle of the fascist regime with the so-called degenerate art. All that's left to be now in Museum collections or in private collections.

mainly in the halls of the exhibition features the work of creative group "the Bridge" (Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein).

the beginning of the XX century is represented by such works as: "the Great fear" (Walter Gramatte, 1918), "Beggar in Prachatice" (Conrad von Soest ,1924) and "Ursus in the cradle" (Otto Dix, 1927).

the End of the last century and the beginning of the current noteworthy creations such as: "heads in beds" Georg Baselitz, 1982) and "Tempelhof" (Anselm Kiefer., 2001).

For connoisseurs of fine art will be interested to learn that the Hermitage Museum from 9 October 2013 to 12 January 2014 will be another exhibition dedicated to the painting of the XX century under the name "Masterpieces of twentieth-century art from the collection of the Albertina".

the ticket Price for the exhibition "Against the light": 250 rubles.